posterior vs through

posterior

adj
  • Next to, or facing the main stem or axis. 

  • Following in order or in time. 

  • Relating to or denoting presentation of a fetus in which the rear or caudal end is nearest the cervix and emerges first at birth. 

noun
  • The hinder parts of the body. 

  • The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem). 

through

adj
  • Passing from one side of something to the other. 

  • Without a future; done for. 

  • No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience. 

  • Proceeding from origin to destination without delay due to change of equipment. 

  • In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal. 

  • Finished; complete. 

prep
  • Entering, then later leaving. 

  • To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values. 

  • From one side of an opening to the other. 

  • By means of. 

  • In consequence of; as a result of. 

  • Surrounded by (while moving). 

noun
  • A large slab of stone laid in a dry-stone wall from one side to the other; a perpend. 

postp
  • From beginning to end. 

adv
  • Completely. 

  • Out into the open. 

  • During a period of time; throughout 

  • From one side to the other by way of the interior. 

  • From one end to the other. 

  • To the end. 

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