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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pos•te•ri•or /pɑˈstɪriɚ, poʊ-/USA pronunciation adj. - [before a noun] located behind or at the rear of.
- coming after (something) in order or in time;
later.
n. [countable] - Anatomythe lower, bottom parts or rump of the body;
the buttocks:lowered his posterior onto the chair.
pos•te•ri•or•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pos•te•ri•or (po stēr′ē ər, pō-),USA pronunciation adj. - situated behind or at the rear of;
hinder (opposed to anterior). - coming after in order, as in a series.
- coming after in time;
later;
subsequent (sometimes fol. by to). - Anatomy, Zoology, Zoology, Anatomy
- (in quadrupeds) pertaining to or toward the rear or caudal end of the body.
- (in humans and other primates) pertaining to or toward the back plane of the body, equivalent to the dorsal surface of quadrupeds.
- Plant Biology[Bot.]toward the back and near the main axis, as the upper lip of a flower.
n. - Anatomythe hinder parts or rump of the body;
buttocks.
- Latin, comparative of posterus coming after, derivative of post after
- 1525–35
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See back 1.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: posterior /pɒˈstɪərɪə/ adj - situated at the back of or behind something
- coming after or following another in a series
- coming after in time
n - the buttocks; rump
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: latter, from posterus coming next, from post afterposˈteriorly adv |