POSTERIORS

Noun

posteriors

plural of posterior

Anagrams

• repositors, torporises

Source: Wiktionary


Pos*te"ri*ors, n. pl.

Definition: The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. Swift.

POSTERIOR

Pos*te"ri*or, a. Etym: [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See Post-.]

1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; -- opposed to prior. Hesiod was posterior to Homer. Broome.

2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.

3. (Anat.)

Definition: At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.

4. (Bot.)

Definition: On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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