Definition of Posterior in English :

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Posterior meaning in English

Meaning of Posterior in English

Pronunciation of Posterior in English

Posterior pronunciation in English

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Posterior

see synonyms of posterior

Noun

1. arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush

the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Example Sentences:
'he deserves a good kick in the butt'
'are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?'

2. back tooth, posterior

a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

Adjective

3. posterior

located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

4. later, posterior, ulterior

coming at a subsequent time or stage

Example Sentences:
'without ulterior argument'
'the mood posterior to'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Posterior

see synonyms of posterior
adjective
1. 
situated at the back of or behind something
2. 
coming after or following another in a series
3. 
coming after in time
4. zoology
(of animals) of or near the hind end
5. botany
(of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem
6. anatomy
dorsal or towards the spine
noun
7. 
the buttocks; rump
8. statistics
a posterior probability

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Posterior

see synonyms of posterior
adjective
1. 
later; following after; subsequent
2. 
coming after in order; succeeding
3. 
at or toward the rear; behind; specif., dorsal
see also anterior
4.  Botany
on the side next to the main stem
noun
5.  [formerly also pl.]
the buttocks

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Posterior

see synonyms of posterior
adj.
1. Located behind a part or toward the rear of a structure.
2. Relating to the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the back of the body in humans and other primates.
3. Botany Next to or facing the main stem or axis.
4. Coming after in order; following.
5. Following in time; subsequent.
n.
The buttocks.

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