CEFR B2

posterity

noun

Meaning

posterity means all the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses posterity to mean all the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
The teacher asked students to find posterity in the reading.

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posterity (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/

Definition

Examples

The article uses posterity to mean all the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.
The teacher asked students to find posterity in the reading.
Check the words around posterity to choose the right meaning.

How to Use posterity

a/the posterity (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a posterity."
posterity in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked posterity in context before translating it."

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