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.
- later adv At a subsequent or future time.
- posterior adj Located at or nearer the back of something, especially the body.
- subsequent adj Coming after something else in time or order.
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).
- posterior (anatomy) Nearer the rear or hind end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
- posterior (formal) Following in order or in time.
- subsequent Following in time; coming or being after something else at any time, indefinitely.
back — full definition
- noun The rear surface of the human or animal body, from the shoulders to the hips.
- noun The rear or reverse part of an object, as opposed to its front.
- adj Located at or toward the rear.
- adv Toward a previous place, time, or condition.
- verb To support someone or something, often financially.
later — full definition
- adv At a subsequent or future time.
- intj (informal) Used as a casual goodbye.