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posterior
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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
Posterior may refer to:
- Posterior (anatomy), the end of an organism opposite to its head
- Buttocks, as a euphemism
- Posterior probability, the conditional probability that is assigned when the relevant evidence is taken into account
- Posterior tense, a relative future tense
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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
