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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.
 
Class I. Words Expressing Abstract Relations
Section VI. Time
2. Relative Time
1. Time with reference to Succession
 
117. Posteriority.
 
  
NOUN:POSTERIORITY; succession, sequence; following [See Sequence]; subsequence, subsequency, supervention; continuance, prolongation; futurity [See Futurity]; successor; sequel [See Sequel]; remainder, reversion.
  
VERB:FOLLOW AFTER [See Sequence], come after, go after; succeed, supervene; ensue, attend, emanate [rare], occur, result; step into the shoes of.
  
ADJECTIVE:SUBSEQUENT, posterior, following, after, later, succeeding, sequacious [rare], successive, sequential [rare], ensuing, consecutive, attendant, sequent postliminary [rare], postnate [obs.]; postdiluvial, postdiluvian; posthumous; future [See Futurity]; after-dinner, postprandial.
  
ADVERB:SUBSEQUENTLY, after, afterwards, since, later; at a subsequent period, at a later period; next, in the sequel, close upon, thereafter, thereupon, upon which, eftsoon or eftsoons [archaic]; from that time, from that moment; after a while, after a time; in process of time.
  
QUOTATION:He smiled a sickly smile and he curled up on the floor, And the subsequent proceedings interested him no more.—Bret Harte

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