posterity
Use Posterity in a sentence
ɪ noun
1.
succeeding or future generations collectively: Judgment of this age must be left to posterity.
2.
all descendants of one person: His fortune was gradually dissipated by his posterity.
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| —n | |
| 1. | future or succeeding generations |
| 2. | all of one's descendants |
| [C14: from French postérité, from Latin posteritās future generations, from posterus coming after, from post after] | |
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Posterity
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
posterity
late 14c., from O.Fr. posterité, from L. posteritatem (nom. posteritas) "the condition of coming after," from posterus "coming after, subsequent," from post "after."
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Example sentences
He belongs to posterity as the instructor of future generations in the principles of liberty and freedom.
And unlike many live talks held by traditional student clubs, the events are archived online for posterity.
All in all, the books tell a tale nearly lost to posterity.
Our Founders saw themselves in the light of posterity.
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