Meaning of Posterior | Babel Free
pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.əDefinitions
- The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks.
- 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
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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