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English adjective: posterior | |||
| 1. | posterior located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure | ||
| Similar | back, caudal, hind, hinder, retral | ||
| See also | back | ||
| Attribute | position, spatial relation | ||
| Antonyms | anterior | ||
| 2. | posterior coming at a subsequent time or stage | ||
| Samples | Without ulterior argument. The mood posterior to. | ||
| Synonyms | later, ulterior | ||
| Similar | subsequent | ||
| Antonyms | antecedent | ||
English noun: posterior | |||
| 1. | posterior (body) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | ||
| Samples | He deserves a good kick in the butt. Are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?. | ||
| Synonyms | arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body part | ||
| Part meronym | body, torso, trunk | ||
| 2. | posterior (body) a tooth situated at the back of the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | back tooth | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | tooth | ||
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