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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.
  • 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

  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.

later — full definition

  1. adv At a subsequent or future time.
  2. intj (informal) Used as a casual goodbye.

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