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hind-

At the back; posterior.

Middle English hind, at the back.

Some examples relating to parts of a body are hindquarters, hindwing, and hindbrain (the lower part of the brainstem). Something or someone hindmost is the furthest back; hindsight is understanding a situation only after it has happened. A hindrance, something causing resistance or delay, comes from the related verb hinder.

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