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posterior
adj. rear, hind, located in the back; later, after, subsequent
 
n. buttocks, bum, rump (Slang)


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posterior
Noun
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) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind end, keister, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass
(hypernym) body part
(part-holonym) torso, trunk, body
2. a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
(synonym) back tooth
(hypernym) tooth
Adjective
1. at or near the hind end in quadrupeds or toward the spine in primates
(antonym) anterior
(similar) back(a), hind(a), hinder(a)
(see-also) back(a)
(attribute) position, spatial relation
(classification) zoology, zoological science



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posterior
adj. posterior, rear; rearward; after, later; puisne

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posterior
adj. back, rear; after; aftermost, hindmost; hind, posterior; puisne; ulterior

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Posterior
(a.)
Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
  
 
(a.)
On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower.
  
 
(a.)
Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior.
  
 
(a.)
At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.
  

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