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postérieur — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • back noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  • booty noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
  • hind adj Located at or toward the back, especially of an animal's body.
  • later adv At a subsequent or future time.
  • posterior adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
  • rear verb To bring up and care for a child or young animal until maturity.
  • tush noun Informal: the buttocks.

Senses

postérieur is used for these senses in English:

  • back (comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).
  • booty (slang) The buttocks.
  • hind Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
  • later Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  • rear Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost..
  • tush (US, colloquial) The buttocks. [from 1914]

back — full definition

  1. noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
  2. noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
  3. adj Located at or toward the rear.
  4. adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
  5. verb To support someone or something, often financially.

booty — full definition

  1. noun Valuable goods taken by force, especially loot seized in war or piracy.
  2. noun Informal: the buttocks.

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