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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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