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View usage for: (pɒsterɪti) uncountable noun [oft for N]You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity. [formal] A photographer recorded the scene for posterity. Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity? Synonyms: the future, future generations, succeeding generations More Synonyms of posterity More Synonyms of posterity posterity in British English (pɒˈstɛrɪtɪ) noun1. future or succeeding generations 2. all of one's descendants Word origin C14: from French postérité, from Latin posteritās future generations, from posterus coming after, from post after posterity in American English (pɑsˈtɛrəti) noun1. all of a person's descendants see also ancestry 2. all succeeding generations Word origin ME posterite < MFr postérité < L posteritas < posterus: see posterior Examples of 'posterity' in a sentenceposterity Sometimes you have to say what you think, and let posterity be the judge.The safer the work is, the better as far as posterity is concerned.As far as posterity is concerned, they have sunk without trace.Each of the twenty-five contributors has felt the need to testify for the sake of posterity and as a human chronicle.For the sake of posterity, it's a good idea.For posterity's sake, the high jinks and low humour were documented extensively on social media. Quotations`We are always doing,' says he, `something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity doing something for us.'Joseph Addison Definition future generations A photographer recorded the scene for posterity. Synonyms the future future generations succeeding generations Definition all of one's descendants the imputation of Adam's sin to all his posterity Synonyms descendants children heirs scions Quotation`We are always doing,' says he, `something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity doing something for us.' [Joseph Addison]Additional synonymsDefinition one's wife or husband and one's children His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides. Synonyms relations, people, children, issue, relatives, household, folk (informal), offspring, descendants, brood, kin, nuclear family, progeny, kindred, next of kin, kinsmen, ménage, kith and kin, your nearest and dearest, kinsfolk, your own flesh and blood, ainga (New Zealand), cuzzies or cuzzie-bros (New Zealand), rellies (Australian, slang) Definition the descendants of a person He died without issue in 1946. Synonyms children, young, offspring, babies, kids (informal), seed (biblical), successors, heirs, descendants, progeny, scions Definition the immediate descendant or descendants of a person or animal Characteristics are often passed from parents to offspring. Synonyms children, kids (informal), young, family, issue, stock, seed (biblical), fry, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), descendants, brood, posterity, lineage, progeny, scions - postcards
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- postmortem
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Additional synonymsDefinition offspring They set aside funds to ensure the welfare of their progeny. Synonyms children, family, young, issue, offspring, descendants Definition descendants a curse on my seed Synonyms offspring, children, descendants, issue, race, successors, heirs, spawn (derogatory), brood, sons and daughters, progeny (old-fashioned), scions (archaic) |