posterior
/pɒsˈtɪəriə(r)/
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Word Statistics
Difficulty LevelAdvanced
Academic vocabulary
Word FrequencyCommon
Regularly used in writing and speech
Syllables3
Moderate complexity
Analysis:
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- • Standard complexity
noun
1. The buttocks.
2. The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
adjective
1. Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
Synonyms: back, hinder, rear
2. Following in order or in time.
Synonyms: later
3. Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
4. Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
Synonyms
Source: en.wiktionary.org
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