What is "posterior" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does posterior mean in English? Meaning of posterior definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "posterior" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "posterior": the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Noun

  • Meaning: the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
  • Example: 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 posterior prat rear rear end rump seat stern tail tail end tooshie tush
  • Hypernyms: body part
  • Meaning of "posterior": located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure

    Adjective

  • Meaning: located at or near or behind a part or near the end of a structure
  • Synonyms: posterior
  • Antonyms: anterior
  • Similar: back caudal hind hinder retral
  • Also see: back
  • Meaning of "posterior": a tooth situated at the back of the mouth

    Noun

  • Meaning: a tooth situated at the back of the mouth
  • Synonyms: back tooth posterior
  • Hypernyms: tooth
  • Meaning of "posterior": coming at a subsequent time or stage

    Adjective

  • Meaning: coming at a subsequent time or stage
  • Example: without ulterior argument the mood posterior to
  • Synonyms: later posterior ulterior
  • Similar: subsequent
  • Adjective: Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.Following in order or in time.(anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.(botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
  • Synonyms:

    behind, last, back, hind, after, hinder, hindmost, dorsal, in back of, retral, following, latter, after, ensuing, later, next, coming after, postliminary, subsequential, succeeding, backside, rump, derriere, rear end, fanny, buttocks, duff, bottom, back, seat, tail, tush, can, butt, moon, rear, tail end, cheeks, hind part, keester, tuchis,

    Antonyms:

    front, anterior, preceding, previous, preceding, anterior, front, previous, front, anterior,

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