Meaning of Posterior | Babel Free
pɒsˈtɪə.ɹi.əDefinitions
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The posterior portions of the human body; especially, the buttocks. euphemistic, humorous, sometimes
- 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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