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单词 posterganeous
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posterganeousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin posterganeus , -ous suffix.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin posterganeus situated on or behind the back (4th cent.; already in Vetus Latina as posterganea , use as noun of neuter plural; < classical Latin post tergum behind the back ( < post behind (see post- prefix) + tergum back: see tergum n.) + -āneus : see -aneous suffix) + -ous suffix.
Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Of or belonging to the back (of the body).
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1656 T. Blount Glossographia Posterganeous..belonging to the backside or hinder part of the body.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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