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Posterity — Pos*ter i*ty, n. [L. posteritas: cf. F. post[ e]rit[ e]. 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
posterity — pos·ter·i·ty /pä ster ə tē/ n 1: all of the lineal descendants of a person 2: all future generations Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
posterity — *offspring, young, progeny, issue, descendant Antonyms: ancestry Contrasted words: lineage, pedigree (see ANCESTRY) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
posterity — [n] future generations breed, brood, children, descendants, family, heirs, issue, lineage, next generation, offspring, progeniture, progeny, scions, seed, stock, succeeding generations, successors, unborn; concept 296 Ant. past … New thesaurus
posterity — ► NOUN ▪ all future generations of people. ORIGIN Old French posterite, from Latin posterus following … English terms dictionary
posterity — [päs ter′ə tē] n. [ME posterite < MFr postérité < L posteritas < posterus: see POSTERIOR] 1. all of a person s descendants: opposed to ANCESTRY 2. all succeeding generations … English World dictionary
Posterity — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Posterity >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 posterity posterity progeny breed issue offspring brood litter seed farrow spawn spat Sgm: N 1 family family grandchil … English dictionary for students
posterity — [[t]pɒste̱rɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT: oft for N You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity. [FORMAL] A photographer recorded the scene on video for posterity... Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity? … English dictionary
posterity — /po ster i tee/, n. 1. succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity. 2. all descendants of one person: His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity. [1350 1400; ME posterite < L posteritas … Universalium
posterity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Future generations Nouns 1. posterity, progeny, issue, fruit, seed, offspring, young, flesh and blood; brood, litter, farrow, spawn, spat, clutch, seed, product; [extended, institutional, or nuclear]… … English dictionary for students
