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Word of the Day
: October 3, 2024
\pah-STAIR-uh-tee\ noun
What It Means
Posterity is a formal word that refers to all future generations of people. It is often, though not always, used with for or to.
// A record of the events was preserved for posterity.
// The truth about what happened was lost to posterity.
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posterity in Context
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