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Preceding vs Posterior - What's the difference?

preceding | posterior |

As adjectives the difference between preceding and posterior

is that preceding is occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence while posterior is located behind, or towards the rear of an object.

As a verb preceding

is .

As a noun posterior is

(euphemistic) the buttocks.

preceding

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Adjective

(-)
  • Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
    • On the preceding Monday Shobana had gone on vacation.

    Antonyms

    * succeeding

    Verb

    (head)

    • posterior

    English

    Alternative forms

    * posteriour (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  • Following in order or in time.
  • (anatomy) Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  • (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

    • Synonyms

    * (located behind or towards the rear) rear, hinder, back * (Following in order or in time) later

    Antonyms

    * anterior

    Derived terms

    * posteriorly

    Coordinate terms

    * *

    Related terms

    * See post- * posteriorize

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (euphemistic) The buttocks.

    • Anagrams

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