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posterior — 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.
  • further verb To help advance or promote something.
  • hind adj Located at or toward the back, especially of an animal's body.
  • hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
  • 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.

Senses

posterior 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).
  • hind Located at the rear (most often said of animals' body parts).
  • hinder of or belonging to that part in the rear
  • later Coming afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
  • rear Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost..
  • rear (military) Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes last, or is stationed behind the rest.
  • rear (anatomy) The buttocks or bottom.

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.

further — full definition

  1. verb To help advance or promote something.
  2. adj More distant, in space, time, or extent.
  3. adv To a greater extent or degree.

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