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Webster 1913 Edition
Posterior
Pos-te′ri-or
(pŏs-tē′rĭ-ẽr)
, Adj.
1.
Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; – opposed to
prior
. Hesiod was
posterior
to Homer. Broome.
2.
Situated behind; hinder; – opposed to
anterior
. 3.
(Anat.)
At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; – in human anatomy often used for
dorsal
. 4.
(Bot.)
On the side next the axis of inflorescence; – said of an axillary flower.
Gray.
Webster 1828 Edition
Posterior
POSTE'RIOR
,Adj.
1.
Later or subsequent in time. Hesiod was posterior to Homer.
2.
Later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after. [Unfrequent.]