Posterity Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

POSTERITY meaning: people in the future. TheBritannicaDictionary mobilesearch Home AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary × BritannicaHomepage AsktheEditor WordoftheDay Quizzes CoreVocabulary BrowsetheDictionary TheBritannicaDictionary posterity 1ENTRIESFOUND: posterity(noun) posterity /pɑˈsterəti/ noun posterity /pɑˈsterəti/ noun BritannicaDictionarydefinitionofPOSTERITY [noncount] formal : peopleinthefuture Posteritywillrememberherasawomanofcourageandintegrity. Arecordoftheeventswaspreservedforposterity. Thetruthaboutwhathappenedwillbeknown/losttoposterity. [+]moreexamples [-]hideexamples [+]Examplesentences [-]Hideexamples ASKTHEEDITOR Whatarethepluralformsofcheck-in,passerby,andspoonful? Seetheanswer» QUIZZES VocabularyQuiz Testyourwordpower TaketheQuiz» NameThatThing Takeourvisualquiz TestYourKnowledge» WORDOFTHEDAY condemn :tosayinastronganddefinitewaythatsomeoneorsomethingisbadorwrong LearnMore» AboutUs&LegalInfo PartnerProgram ContactUs PrivacyNotice TermsofUse PronunciationSymbols Help ©2022EncyclopædiaBritannica,Inc.