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   Pos·ter·i·ty

   /päˈsterədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. all future generations of people: "the victims' names are recorded for posterity" Similar future generationssucceeding generationsthose who come after usthe future
   • ▪ the descendants of a person: "God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven" Similar descendantsheirssuccessorsoffspringchildrenfamilyprogenyscionsissuearchaic:seed

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French posterite, from Latin posteritas, from posterus ‘following’.

   Scrabble Points: 14

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   noun [ U ] us / pɑˈster·ɪ·t̬i / Add to word list. the people who will exist in the future: Their recollections were recorded for posterity. (Definition of posterity from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of posterity. posterity. At the rate we are going there will be nothing left for posterity.

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   In legal terms, posterity refers to the offspring of a person and it often has to do with inheriting property and who is entitled to do so. Definitions of posterity. noun. all future generations. see more. noun. all of the offspring of a given progenitor. “we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity ”

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   3 days ago · posterity. (pɒsterɪti ) uncountable noun [oft for N] You can refer to everyone who will be alive in the future as posterity . [formal] A photographer recorded the scene for posterity. Was he making these notes for the benefit of posterity? Synonyms: the future, future generations, succeeding generations More Synonyms of posterity.

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   Posterity definition: succeeding or future generations collectively. See examples of POSTERITY used in a sentence.

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   Definition of posterity noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Definition of posterity in English: posterity. Pronunciation: /pɒˈstɛrɪti/ noun. [mass noun] 1 all future generations of people: the victims' names are recorded for posterity. More example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 [in singular] archaic the descendants of a person: God offered Abraham a posterity like the stars of heaven.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPOSTERITY | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   noun [ U ] uk / pɒsˈterəti / us. Add to word list. the people who will be alive in the future: These works of art should be preserved for posterity. (Definition of posterity from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of posterity. in Chinese (Traditional) 後裔，子孫，後代… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 后裔，子孙，后代…