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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

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  2. The meaning of POSTERITY is the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation. How to use posterity in a sentence.

  3. noun [ U ] formal uk / pɒsˈter.ə.ti / us / pɑːˈster.ə.t̬i / Add to word list. the people who will exist in the future: Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In the future & soon. ahead of. all in good time idiom. anon. ASAP. away. come. futuristically.

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

  5. Posterity is a noun meaning "future generations." These people of the future could be your children and great-great grandchildren, or any people who are born after you.

  6. noun [ U ] formal us / pɑːˈster.ə.t̬i / uk / pɒsˈter.ə.ti / Add to word list. the people who will exist in the future: Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for posterity. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. In the future & soon. ahead of. all in good time idiom. anon. ASAP. away. come. futuristically.

  7. Definition of 'posterity' Word Frequency. 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?

  8. Define posterity. posterity synonyms, posterity pronunciation, posterity translation, English dictionary definition of posterity. n. 1. Future generations: "Everything he writes is consigned to posterity" . 2. All of a person's descendants. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English...

  9. noun. /pɒˈsterəti/. /pɑːˈsterəti/. [uncountable] (formal) all the people who will live in the future. Their music has been preserved for posterity. Posterity will remember him as a great man. It remains to be seen how posterity will judge her actions.

  10. Jun 17, 2024 · posterity (usually uncountable, plural posterities) All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

  11. Origin of Posterity. Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after" ), from post (“after" ) (English post- ).