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posterity

[ po-ster-i-tee ]

noun

  1. succeeding or future generations collectively:

    Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.

  2. all descendants of one person:

    His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity.



posterity

/ 辫蓲藞蝉迟蓻谤瑟迟瑟 /

noun

  1. future or succeeding generations
  2. all of one's descendants
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of posterity1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English posterite, from Old French 辫辞蝉迟茅谤颈迟茅, from Latin 辫辞蝉迟别谤颈迟腻迟-, stem of 辫辞蝉迟别谤颈迟腻蝉, noun derivative of posterus 鈥渃oming after鈥; posterior, -ity
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of posterity1

C14: from French 辫辞蝉迟茅谤颈迟茅, from Latin 辫辞蝉迟别谤颈迟腻蝉 future generations, from posterus coming after, from post after
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That reluctance, he said, 鈥渄oes a disservice not just to us in this moment 鈥 it does a disservice to posterity that鈥檚 going to be looking back on this moment.鈥

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No actor could vanquish the memory preserved for posterity in Elia Kazan鈥檚 film.

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The case of Drakeo is distinct, and not just because his art and iconography have achieved posterity.

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鈥淚 like the idea of creating a space where you would continually feel safe, no matter where you are. I want to leave that to posterity.鈥

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Antigua and Barbuda's traditional food is just one aspect of the work under way to preserve the twin isles' distinct features for posterity.

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