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   posterior

   /pɒˈstɪərɪə/

   adjective

   • 1. further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end: "the posterior part of the gut" Similar rearhindbackhinderrearwardtechnical:dorsalcaudalposticousOpposite anteriorfront
   • ▪ relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth: "a posterior labour"
   • 2. coming after in time or order; later: formal "a date posterior to the first Reform Bill" Similar later thansubsequent tofollowingsucceedingafterOpposite previous

   noun

   • 1. a person's buttocks. humorous

   Word Origin early 16th century (as a plural noun denoting descendants): from Latin, comparative of posterus ‘following’, from post ‘after’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. posteriority noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • O

     1

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   • R

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   • I

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