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Posterity

/pɑˈstɛrəti/
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(noun) All the future generations, especially the descendants of a specific person.

We must hand down our craft to posterity.
These paintings will be left here for posterity.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The architect hoped that the building would stand as a monument to ____ for centuries to come.

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