- posterior(s)
- the buttocksOriginally, later in line, from which behind:Her posterior, plump, smooth, and prominent. (Cleland, 1749)
How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
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posterior — POSTERIÓR, OÁRĂ, posteriori, oare, adj. 1. Care vine, urmează sau se petrece după cineva sau ceva; ulterior. ♦ (Adverbial) Mai târziu. 2. Care se află sau este aşezat în partea dindărăt, de dinapoi. ♦ (Despre sunete, în special despre vocale) Al… … Dicționar Român
posterior — 1. ‘Que va detrás en el espacio o después en el tiempo’. No es, propiamente, un adjetivo comparativo, pues carece de forma para el grado positivo, a diferencia de lo que ocurre con mayor, menor, mejor y peor, comparativos respectivos de grande,… … Diccionario panhispánico de dudas
posterior — adj Posterior, rear, hind, hinder, after, back are comparable when they mean behind in order of ar rangement in space. Posterior is the usual technical term for whatever is situated behind and is opposed to anterior {to an anatomical eye the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Posterior — Pos*te ri*or (p[o^]s*t[=e] r[i^]*[ e]r), a. [L. posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after. See {Post }.] 1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or moving; coming after; opposed to {prior}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
posterior — 1. relativo, perteneciente a o situado en la parte posterior de una estructura, como la superficie dorsal del cuerpo humano. 2. parte posterior de algo. 3. hacia la … Diccionario médico
posterior — [adj1] rear after, back, behind, dorsal, hind, hinder, hindmost, in back of, last, retral; concepts 583,827 Ant. anterior, front posterior [adj2] subsequent after, coming after, ensuing, following, later, latter, next, postliminary, subsequential … New thesaurus
posterior — (Del lat. posterĭor, ōris). 1. adj. Que ocurre después de un momento dado. 2. Que está o queda detrás. ☛ V. cámara posterior del ojo … Diccionario de la lengua española
posterior — (adj.) 1530s, later, from L. posterior after, later, behind, comparative of posterus coming after, subsequent, from post after (see POST (Cf. post )). Meaning buttocks is attested from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
posterior — I index back (in reverse), ensuing II index subsequent Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
posterior — |ô| adj. 2 g. 1. Que vem depois; que se segue na ordem dos tempos; ulterior. 2. Que está situado na parte oposta à frente. • s. m. 3. [Informal] O ânus … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
posterior — ► ADJECTIVE 1) chiefly Anatomy further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end. The opposite of ANTERIOR(Cf. ↑anterior). 2) formal coming after in time or order; later. ► NOUN humorous ▪ a person s buttocks. ORIGIN Latin, from… … English terms dictionary
