Added to
Favorites
Sign Up
Log In
Introducing a cool
new way to learn!
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Word Dynamo
Quotes
Reference
Translator
Spanish
Related Searches
To ourselves and ...
For posterity's s...
Domestic tranquil...
Ordain
General welfare
Preamble
Liberty
Constitution
Promote the gener...
Blessings of libe...
Establish
Establish justice
Nearby Words
posterior subca...
posterior super...
posterior super...
posterior super...
posterior supra...
posterior synec...
posterior tempo...
posterior tibia...
posterior tibia...
posterior tibia...
posterior to
posterior trian...
posterior ulnar...
posterior vein ...
posterior vein ...
posterior vein ...
posterior vitre...
posterior-pitui...
posteriority
posteriormost
posterity
posterize
postern
postero
postero-
posteroanterior
posteroexternal
posteroinferior
posterointernal
posterolateral
posterolateral ...
posteromedial
posteromedian
posterosuperior
posteruptive
postesophageal
postestrus
postethmoid
postexercise
postexilian
postexilic
posterity
Example Sentences
Main Entry:
pos·ter·i·ty
[
po-
ster
-i-tee
]
/
pɒˈstɛr
ɪ
ti
/
Show Spelled
Part of Speech:
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To
posterity
Main Entry:
posterity
Part of Speech:
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
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
.
EXPAND
Noun
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
.
The only real question is whether or not our behaviors are leading towards creating an unlivable environment for our
posterity
.
Our Founders saw themselves in the light of
posterity
.
He says he wants to preserve for
posterity
the increasingly rare sound of a sunrise without us, without any man-made noises.
The earth and the fulness of it belongs to every generation, and the preceding one can have no right to bind it up from
posterity
.
And unlike many live talks held by traditional student clubs, the events are archived online for
posterity
.
But he is hardly ready to be relegated to
posterity
.
And though he has been offered $75 million for the place, he has decided to keep it for
posterity
.
COLLAPSE
Search
another word
or see
posterity
on
Dictionary
|
Spanish
»
Confusing Words
»
School gear
»
Style guide
»
Literary terms
Style guide
Confusing words
Word of the Day
Free tools
Blog
Games
Partners:
Word
Bloglines
Citysearch
The Daily Beast
Ask Answers
Ask Kids
Life123
Reference
Sendori
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright ©
2012
. All rights reserved.
About
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
API
Careers
Advertise with Us
Contact Us
Help
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Favorites feature
Please
Login
or
Sign Up
to use the Recent Searches feature
FAVORITES
RECENT
How many words do you know?
FIND OUT