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Noun: posterity  pó'ste-ri-tee
  1. All of the offspring of a given progenitor
    "we must secure the benefits of freedom for ourselves and our posterity";
    - descendants
     
  2. All future generations

Derived forms: posterities

Type of: biological group, generation

Encyclopedia: Posterity

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