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  1. 1. n. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. Succeeding generations; future times. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. all of the offspring of a given progenitor Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. all future generations Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who are descended from an ancestor of a generation; descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the posterity of Abraham. If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity. Shak. 2. Succeeding generations; future times. Shak. Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Shak. Their names shall be transmitted to posterity. Smalridge. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. all future generations Source: ecdict

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