posterior

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Inflection 2.1.2 Related terms 2.1.3 Descendants 3 Spanish 3.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin posterior, comparative of posterus (“‘coming after’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)

[edit] Adjective

posterior (comparative more posterior, superlative most posterior)

1. Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
2. (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
3. (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
4. Following in order or in time.

[edit] Antonyms

• anterior

[edit] Noun

posterior (plural posteriors)

1. (euphemism) The buttocks.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Adjective

posterior (comparative of posterus)

1. posterior, more to the back
2. next, following

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	posterior	posterius		posteriōrēs	posteriōra
genitive	posteriōris	posteriōris		posteriōrum	posteriōrum
dative	posteriōrī	posteriōrī		posteriōribus	posteriōribus
accusative	posteriōrem	posterius		posteriōrēs	posteriōra
ablative	posteriōre	posteriōre		posteriōribus	posteriōribus
vocative	posterior	posterius		posteriōrēs	posteriōra

[edit] Related terms

• posterus

[edit] Descendants

• English: posterior

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Adjective

posterior m. and f. (plural posteriores)

1. posterior