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Meanings of
posterity
in anglès
portuguès
posteridade
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All of the offspring of a given progenitor.
descendants
progeny
portuguès
posteridade
Sinònims
Examples for "
descendants
"
descendants
progeny
Examples for "
descendants
"
1
In ethnicity subgroup analysis, similar results were especially indicated in African
descendants
.
2
The ancestral group was small and local; the
descendants
are widely spread.
3
The patricians were the
descendants
of the original founders of the city.
4
Despite this,
descendants
still volunteered for service during the World War II.
5
The
descendants
of the Pilgrims are thoroughly interested in our missionary work.
1
He conceived
progeny
in himself; with his mouth he created the gods.
2
Several
progeny
were virus-positive at 6 months of age, suggesting viral persistence.
3
The parent had not the peculiarity of the variety, the
progeny
has.
4
We have lived since puberty for the biological purpose of creating
progeny
.
5
This group consists of transplants of root
progeny
from the parent bush.
Usage of
posterity
in anglès
1
Poultices do sometimes choke swine; tulips reduce
posterity
;
causes leather to resist.
2
Today, her papers are held for
posterity
at the University of Nevada.
3
The nobles of the land are bound in honour to their
posterity
.
4
Health and
posterity
are the portion of the poor- Imeanthe laborious.
5
The others were tainted by
posterity
's
view of the composer's terminal illness.
6
The project, produced by director Ridley Scott, clearly has
posterity
in mind.
7
Writer thinks
posterity
would be badly served if historians accepted this view.
8
The architect who planned it should receive the execration of all
posterity
.
9
The love of
posterity
is a consequence of the necessity of death.
10
Saracco: Saracco: very possibly a strip of the
posterity
of cut-throat Moors.
11
General Clergerie, Chief of Staff to Gallieni told the story for
posterity
.
12
Dispassionate
posterity
may, nevertheless; hesitate to subscribe unreservedly to this favorable opinion.
13
They systematically dispossessed less privileged men of their genetic share of
posterity
.
14
May the benefits of a raised social consciousness be reaped for
posterity
.
15
Few fields of endeavour are more obsessed with
posterity
than literary culture.
16
His desire is to live, and to leave his
posterity
in quietness.
Other examples for "posterity"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
posterity
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
record for posterity
latest posterity
transmit to posterity
lose to posterity
know to posterity
More collocations
Translations for
posterity
portuguès
posteridade
Posterity
through the time
Posterity
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common