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noun 
  1. (euphemism) The buttocks.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: Achterste, achterwerk
  • French: Derrière
  • German: Hintern
    (trans-bottom)
adjective 
  1. Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  2. (anatomy) The caudal end of the body in quadrupeds, and the dorsal end in bipeds.
  3. (botany) Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.
  4. Following in order or in time.
Etymology: Latin comparative of posterus coming after

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