posterity
(noun) all future generations
descendants, posterity
(noun) all of the offspring of a given progenitor; “we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
posterity (usually uncountable, plural posterities)
All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
Source: Wiktionary
Pos*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. posteritas: cf. F. postérité. See Posterior.]
1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham. If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity. Shak.
2. Succeeding generations; future times. Shak. Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Shak. Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Smalridge.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
