English Explanatory Dictionary

posterity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
  2. Future audiences, future times, future recognition.

Pronunciation

/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ en-us-posterity.ogg

Word forms

posterity posterities

Etymology

Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-).

Related words

post-
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