Number of syllables in the word 'posterior'

Find out how many syllables are there in the word posterior.

  1. No of syllables in posterior : 4
  2. Divide syllables in posterior : pos-te-ri-or

More about the word - posterior

  1. noun
  2. Definition : The buttocks.
  3. Definition : The probability that a hypothesis is true (calculated by Bayes' theorem).
  1. adjective
  2. Synonyms : back, hinder, rear, later
  3. Definition : Located behind, or towards the rear of an object.
  4. Definition : Following in order or in time.
  5. Definition : Nearer the back end; nearer the caudal end of the body in quadrupeds or the dorsal end in bipeds.
  6. Definition : Next to, or facing the main stem or axis.

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