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posterity definition

pos·ter·ity (päs ter′ə tē)

noun

  1. all of a person's descendants
  2. all succeeding generations

Etymology: ME posterite < MFr postérité < L posteritas < posterus: see posterior

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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