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ɪnoun
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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Posterity
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Example Sentences
- All presidential communication must be stored for posterity.
- The flattering moniker perhaps suited the ecstasy and pomp of the occasion, but posterity will be the judge.
- He read poems composed in his honour, he read histories of his achievements, and was himself witness of his fame among posterity.
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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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