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English Dictionary: posterior by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
posterior
adj
  1. located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
    Antonym(s): anterior
  2. coming at a subsequent time or stage; "without ulterior argument"; "the mood posterior to"
    Synonym(s): later(a), ulterior, posterior
n
  1. 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
  2. a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
    Synonym(s): back tooth, posterior
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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