posterity C2 Topic:People & Society US /pɑːˈstɛrəti/ UK /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #21420 Meanings 1 noun All future generations of people. These ancient documents have been carefully preserved for posterity. 2 noun The descendants of a particular person or family. He hoped his name would live on through his posterity. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the descendants of a... descendants Word family Forms posterities Related forms post- Etymology AI details Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-). Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # posterity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pɑːˈstɛrəti/ **IPA (UK):** /pɒˈstɛɹɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 21420 ## Meanings 1. All future generations of people. 2. The descendants of a particular person or family. ## Examples - These ancient documents have been carefully preserved for posterity. - He hoped his name would live on through his posterity. ## Related Forms - post- ## Etymology Late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-). ## AI Etymology Posterity is recorded in late 14th century, from Middle French posterité, from Latin posteritas, from posterus (“following, coming after”), from post (“after”) (English post-). Current senses include all future generations of people and the descendants of a particular person or family. The wider family includes related words such as post-. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown