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English Dictionary: posterior |
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2 results for posterior |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- posterior
- adj
- located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a
structure
Antonym(s): anterior
- coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
Synonym(s): later(a), ulterior, posterior
- n
- 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?"
Synonym(s): buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
- a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
Synonym(s): back tooth, posterior
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[ocr]s*t[emac]"r[icr]*[etil]r), a.
[L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post
after. See {Post-}.]
1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or
moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.
Hesiod was posterior to Homer. --Broome.
2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.
3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in
human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.
4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said
of an axillary flower. --Gray.
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