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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.

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

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pos·teri·or·ly adv.

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posterior

Noun

Formal or humorous the buttocks

Adjective

1. at the back of or behind something: posterior leg muscles

2. coming after in a series or time [Latin: latter]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	posterior - 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?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, prat, derriere, fanny, rear end, tooshie, tush, seat, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt 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 back tooth 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" later, ulterior subsequent - following in time or order; "subsequent developments"

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posterior

noun 1. bottom, behind (informal) bum Brit. (slang) seat, rear, tail (informal) butt U.S., Canad. (informal) buns U.S. (slang) buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, derrière (euphemistic) tush U.S. (slang) fundament, jacksy Brit. (slang)

adjective 2. rear, back, hinder, hind

Translations

posterior [pɔsˈtɪərɪəʳ] n (col) → trasero

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posterior [pɔsˈtɪərɪəʳ] n (inf) → postérieur m, derrière m

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posterior [pɔsˈtɪərɪəʳ] (hum) n → Allerwerteste(r) m

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posterior [pɔsˈtɪərɪəʳ] n (col) → deretano, didietro

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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 myöhempi, taka- postérieur אֲחוֹרִי उत्तरकालीन sljedeći,stražnji dio hát(ul)só di belakang bak-, aftur- posteriore あとの (시간적으로) 뒤에 오는, (위치가) 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 后来的，（位置上）后面的