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A posterʹioʹri [Latin, from the latter]

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An a posteriori argument is proving the cause from the effect. Thus, if we see a watch, we conclude there was a watchmaker. Robinson Crusoe inferred there was another human being on the desert island, because he saw a human footprint in the wet sand. It is thus the existence and character of Deity is inferred from his works. (See A Priori.)

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Apocalyptic Number
Apocrypha
Apollinarians
Apollo
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Apollodoros
Apollonius
Apollyon
Apostate (The)
A posteriori [Latin, from the latter]
Apostles
Apostles, where buried
Apostle Spoons
Apostles Creed (The)
Apostolic Fathers
Apostolic Majesty
Apparel
Appeal to the Country (An)
Appiades
Appian Way