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Meaning of 'posterity' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Posterity [ n.]
- The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham.
- Succeeding generations; future times.

Meaning of 'posterity' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . posterity [ n]
Meaning (1):
- all of the offspring of a given progenitor
Example in sentence:
  • we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity

Nearby Words:

pose posed poser posied posies posing posingly posit posited positing

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