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posterior
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pos·te·ri·or  (p-stîr-r, p-)
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 dorsal side 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.

[Latin, comparative of posterus, coming after, from post, afterward; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]

pos·teri·or·ly adv.

posterior [pɒˈstɪərɪə]
adj
1. situated at the back of or behind something
2. coming after or following another in a series
3. coming after in time
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology (of animals) of or near the hind end
5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany (of a flower) situated nearest to the main stem
6. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) Anatomy dorsal or towards the spine Compare anterior
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the buttocks; rump
2. (Mathematics & Measurements / Statistics) Statistics a posterior probability
[from Latin: latter, from posterus coming next, from post after]
posteriorly  adv
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Noun1.posterior - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit onposterior - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
2.posterior - a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
tooth - hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense
Adj.1.posterior - located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
back - related to or located at the back; "the back yard"; "the back entrance"
anterior - of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body
2.posterior - coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

posterior
noun
bottom, behind (informal), bum (Brit. slang), seat, rear, tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) her curvaceous posterior
adjective
rear, back, hinder, hind the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland
Translations
posterior [pɒsˈtɪərɪəʳ]
A. ADJ (frm) → posterior
B. Ntrasero m

posterior [pɒˈstɪəriər] npostérieur m, derrière m

posterior
adj (form)hintere(r, s); (in time) → spätere(r, s); to be posterior to somethinghinter etw (dat)liegen; (in time) → nach etw (dat)kommen, auf etw (acc)folgen
n (hum)Allerwerteste(r) m (hum)

posterior [pɒsˈtɪərɪəʳ]
1. n (hum) → deretano, didietro
2. adj (Tech) → posteriore

posterior
adj posterior [pəˈstiəriə]
coming, or situated behind. agterkant تالٍ، لاحِق заден pozdější, zadní bag-; bagerst; bagtil später; hinter οπίσθιος posterior hilisem, taga- بعدی؛ عقبی taka- postérieur אֲחוֹרִי उत्तरकालीन sljedeći,stražnji dio hát(ul)só di belakang bak-, aftur- posteriore あとの 뒤의, 뒤쪽의 vėlesnis, užpakalinis pakaļējais; vēlākais selepas achter{#169} bak-, bakerst, seinere tylny posterior posterior задний nasledujúci (po) kasnejši zadnji efterföljande, bakre ภายหลัง sonraki; arka 後來的,(位置上)後面的 пізніший; наступний مؤخر، پچھلا đến sau; đứng sau ,(


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