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posterity

pos·te·rity

UK/pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ US/pɑˈstɛrʌti/ uncommon

noun

1.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

  • “we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity”
Synonyms
2.

all future generations

Origin

Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-).

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