posterior
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin posterior, comparative of posterus (“‘coming after’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪəriə(r)
[edit] Adjective
posterior (comparative more posterior, superlative most posterior)
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Positive |
Comparative |
Superlative |
- Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
- (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.
- Following in order or in time.
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[edit] Noun
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Singular |
Plural |
posterior (plural posteriors)
[edit] Translations
buttocks
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Adjective
posterior (comparative of posterus)
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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| 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 | |
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[edit] Descendants
- English: posterior
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Adjective
posterior m. and f. (plural posteriores)