POSTERIOR


Meaning of POSTERIOR in English

I. adjective

1.

Synonyms: subsequent 1, after, ensuing, later, postliminary, subsequential

2.

situated at or toward the back

the posterior part of the animal

Synonyms: after, back, hind, hinder, hindmost, rear, retral

Contrasted words: fore, front

Antonyms: anterior

II. noun

1.

Synonyms: back 1, rear, rearward

2.

Synonyms: buttocks , backside, behind, rear, rear end, rump, seat, ||stern, tail, tail end

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