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posterity
[ po-ster-i-tee ]
/ pÉËstÉr ÉȘ ti /
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noun
succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
all descendants of one person: His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity.
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posterity
/ (pÉËstÉrÉȘtÉȘ) /
noun
future or succeeding generations
all of one's descendants
Word Origin for posterity
C14: from French postĂ©ritĂ©, from Latin posteritÄs future generations, from posterus coming after, from post after
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