posterior
posterior is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to anterior.
- 2.(Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in human anatomy often used for dorsal.
- 3.(Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said of an axillary flower. Gray.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- aback
- abaft
- aft
- after
- afterbirth
- afterwards
- aitchbone
- alternate
- amoebean
- append
- astern
- back
- background
- backside
- backwards
- behind
- bend
- bone
- breech
- bring
- buttock
- caudal
- chine
- close
- coin
- come
- coming
- consecution
- consecutive
- consequent
- continuation
- continuity
- croup
- crupper
- date
- dorsal
- dorsum
- eftsoons
- ensue
- fall
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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