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  • 91pos|sy — «POS ee», noun, plural sies. = possie. (Cf. ↑possie) …

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  • 92pos|te|ri|or|i|ty — «pos TIHR ee R uh tee, OR », noun, plural ties. 1. the state or quality of being posterior. 2. a posterior position or date …

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  • 93pos|ter|i|ty — «pos TEHR uh tee», noun. 1. generations of the future: »If we burn up all the coal and oil in the world, what will posterity do? Posterity would remember him as the author of many fine poems (Atlantic). 2. anyone s children, and their children,… …

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  • 94pos|tern — «POHS tuhrn, POS », noun, adjective. –n. 1. a back door or gate: »We came through the postern at the rear of the great castle wall. 2. any small door or gate or private entrance: »We slipped out of the side postern into a night of darkness… …

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  • 95pos|ti|cous — «pos TY kuhs», adjective. Botany. 1. posterior; turning outward. 2. placed on the outer side of a stamen. ╂[< Latin postīcus (with English ous) posterior < post behind] …

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  • 96pos|tu|lan|cy — «POS chuh luhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. the condition of being a postulant. 2. the period during which this condition lasts …

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  • 97pos|tu|lant — «POS chuh luhnt», noun. 1. a candidate, especially for admission to a religious order: »Each year some 75 young women between the ages of 16 and 30 are accepted as postulants (Time). 2. a person who asks or applies for something; petitioner.… …

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  • 98pos|tu|la|tion|al — «POS chuh LAY shuh nuhl», adjective. of or having to do with postulating …

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  • 99pos|tu|la|tor — «POS chuh LAY tuhr», noun. 1. a person who postulates. 2. Roman Catholic Church. an official appointed to plead for the beatification or canonization of a person …

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  • 100pos|tur|al — «POS chuhr uhl», adjective. of or having to do with posture: »exercises to correct a postural defect …

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