pos·te·ri·or·i·ty | \ (ˌ)pō-ˌstir-ē-ˈȯr-ə-tē 
, (ˌ)pä-, -ˈär- \
, (ˌ)pä-, -ˈär- \Definition of posteriority
: the quality or state of being later or subsequent
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