posterity
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-).[1]
Displaced Old English words such as æftercneoreso, frumcynn.
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɪti
[edit] Noun
posterity (uncountable)
- All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
[edit] Related terms
- See post-
[edit] Translations
all the future generations
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