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Posterior

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.ə

Definitions

  1. The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
  2. The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).

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Examples

“Stephen reigned from 1135-1154, that nasty period of our history dubbed 'The Anarchy', when forces loyal to Stephen contested the throne with those of Henry I's daughter Matilda, who by rights should have⟳ been queen. Stephen, her cousin, plonked his own⟳ posterior on the throne.”

CEFR level

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