Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

posteroanterior

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pos-teroan-te-ri-or
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Posterior to anterior; back-to-front.

adj

Of or pertaining to the relation between posterior and anterior.

Example Sentences

"posteroanterior movement"
"the posteroanterior axis"

Etymology

From postero- + anterior.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: postero

Rhymes With

interior superior exterior inferior homo superior anterior posterior ulterior anteroposterior citerior posteroinferior anterosuperior

Questions

What does posteroanterior mean?: Posterior to anterior; back-to-front.
Where does posteroanterior come from?: From postero- + anterior.

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