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posteriour

posteriour is the obsolete form of posterior.

Meaning of posterior

Adjective

posterior (comparative more posterior, superlative most posterior)

  1. Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth.
    Synonyms:
    back, hinder, rear
    Antonyms:
    anterior
  2. Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
    Synonyms:
    back, hinder, rear
    Antonyms:
    anterior
  3. (formal) Following in order or in time.
    Synonyms:
    later
    Antonyms:
    prior

See all 5 meanings of posterior

Forms of posteriour

Adjective
comparativemore posteriour
superlativemost posteriour
Noun
pluralposteriours

Words formed from posteriour

Questions about posteriour

What is posteriour the obsolete form of?
Posteriour is the obsolete form of posterior.

Words near posteriour in the dictionary

  1. posteriorness
  2. posteriorparietal
  3. posteriors
  4. posteriorward
  5. posteriorwards
  6. posteriour
  7. posteriourly
  8. posteriours
  9. posterioventral
  10. posterioventrally
  11. posterisation

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Adapted from Wiktionary: posteriour (page history and authors); posterior (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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