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posterity

noun
/pɒˈstɛrɪti/

Meaning

All future generations of people.

Example Sentences

The monument was built for the benefit of posterity.

Example Expressions

for posterity

Synonyms

future generations, descendants, heirs, progeny

Antonyms

ancestors, forefathers

Collocations

for posterity, posterity will remember, legacy to posterity

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