posteriority

noun

pos·te·ri·or·i·ty | \(ˌ)pō-ˌstir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē,

(ˌ)pä-, -ˈär-\

Definition of posteriority

: the quality or state of being later or subsequent

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