posteriority

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noun

The condition of being posterior (in any sense)

Similar
posteriornesssubsequencesuccessionsubsequentness
Opposite
anterioritypriority
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Meanings

nounposteriority (usually uncountable, plural posteriorities)

plural posteriorities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe condition of being posterior (in any sense)

    Synonyms: posteriorness, subsequence, succession

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe condition of being posterior (in any sense)

Similar
posteriornesssubsequencesuccession
Opposite
anteriority

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe quality of being toward the back or toward the rear end

Opposite
anteriority
Broader
positionspatial relation

nounfollowing in time

Similar
subsequentnesssubsequence
Opposite
priority
Broader
lateness
Also see
posteriornesssubsequencesubsequentnesssuccession

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From posterior + -ity.

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APA

posteriority. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteriority

MLA

“posteriority.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteriority. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “posteriority,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/posteriority.

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