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posterior

/pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ UK
/poʊˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ US
/pɑˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ US
/pɑˈstɪɹ.i.ɚ/ dialectal
/pɒsˈtɪɹ.i.ɚ/ Canada, dialectal
/pɔsˈtɪə.ɹi.ə/ Australia
/pɒsˈtiːə.ɹi.ə/ New Zealand
[pɔ̟sˈtiːə.ɹi.ə] New Zealand
/pɒsˈtiə.ɹi.ə/ New Zealand
[pɔ̟sˈtiə.ɹi.ə] New Zealand

Rhymes with -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin posterior (“that comes or follows after; later, latter”).

adjective more posterior · most posterior · posteriour

Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
Similar: back, hinder, rear · Opposite: anterior
Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
Similar: back, hinder, rear · Opposite: anterior
formal Following in order or in time.
Similar: later · Opposite: prior

noun posteriors · posteriour

euphemistic, humorous, sometimes The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks. Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have been queen. Stephen, her cousin, plonked his own posterior on the throne.
Similar: 'tocks, arse, arse cheeks, ass, ass cheeks, back, backside, batty, behind, fundament, blessed assurance, booty
The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
Similar: posterior probability · Opposite: prior, prior probability

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tail, caudal, hind, back tooth, rump, tush, buns, bum, keister, butt, arse, tooshie, backside, rear, bottom, derriere

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adj located towards the rear

Español	trasero, posterior
한국어	후부의 hubuui, 뒤의 dwiui
日本語	後の ushiro no, 後方の kōhō no
中文	後面的 /后面的 hòumiàn de, 尾部的 wěibù de
हिन्दी	पीछे pīche
Português	posterior
Français	postérieur
Deutsch	hinterer, Rück-
Italiano	posteriore
Ελληνικά	οπίσθιος opísthios
Română	posterior
Русский	за́дний zádnij, ты́льный týlʹnyj, хвостово́й xvostovój
العربية	خَلْفِيّ ḵalfiyy

adj following in order or time

Español	posterior
日本語	後の ato no, 劣後する retsugo suru, 後れる okureru
Português	posterior
Français	postérieur
Deutsch	später
Italiano	posteriore
Ελληνικά	μεταγενέστερος metagenésteros, ύστερος ýsteros
Română	posterior, ulterior
Русский	после́дующий poslédujuščij, поздне́йший pozdnéjšij

noun buttocks

Español	trasero
हिन्दी	नितंब nitamb
Français	derrière
Deutsch	Hintern
Ελληνικά	πισινός pisinós
Română	fund

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@misc{posterior_2026,
  title = {posterior},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/posterior},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}