posterior

subsequent

adjective pohs-teh-RYOHR Less Common

Origin: From Latin posterior (coming after, behind).

Also means

rear

Usage Note

Posterior is invariable for gender (el análisis posterior, la etapa posterior) but takes a plural -es. It is more formal than siguiente (next) and is preferred in academic, legal, and journalistic writing for 'subsequent'. In anatomical or spatial contexts it means rear or back, as in la parte posterior (the back part). The adverb posteriormente (subsequently) is common in formal prose.

Examples

"Los resultados se publicaron en una fecha posterior."

Natural Translation

The results were published at a later date.

Literal Translation

The results themselves published in a date later

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