Posterior
[pɒ'stɪərɪə] or [pɑ'stɪrɪɚ]
Definition
(adj.) located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure .
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Definition
(a.) Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.
(a.) Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
(a.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.
(a.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Subsequent, following, later, after, succeeding, ensuing.[2]. Hind, hinder, back, rear.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Later, subsequent
ANT:Earlier, precedent, antecedent, prior
Editor: Sallust
Definition
adj. coming after: later in time or in position: situated behind: hinder.—n. Posterior′ity state of being posterior—opp. to Priority.—adv. Postē′riorly.—n.pl. Postē′riors short for posterior parts: (hum.) the latter part buttock.—n. Poster′ity those coming after: succeeding generations: descendants: a race.
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Examples
- So that the impressions of reflexion are only antecedent to their correspondent ideas; but posterior to those of sensation, and derived from them. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- In the modern history of Europe, their extension and improvement have generally been posterior to those which were the offspring of foreign commerce. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- Then turning round its body, it extracts the white albuminous substance with its posterior and narrow pair of pincers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The anterior and posterior limbs in all the higher vertebrate classes are plainly homologous. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It has been posterior likewise to the national debt; but the national debt has most assuredly not been the cause of it. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
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