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posthumous

[ pos-chuh-muhs, -choo- ]

adjective

  1. arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death:

    a posthumous award for bravery.

  2. published after the death of the author:

    a posthumous novel.

  3. born after the death of the father.


posthumous

/ ˈɒʊə /

adjective

  1. happening or continuing after one's death
  2. (of a book, etc) published after the author's death
  3. (of a child) born after the father's death
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzٳܳdzܲ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz··dzܲ· adverb
  • Dz··dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·Dz··dzܲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of posthumous1

First recorded in 1600–10; from Latin postumus “last-born, born after the death of the father” (in form a superlative of posterus; posterior ); post-classical spelling with h by association with humus “ground, earth,” as if referring to burial
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Word History and Origins

Origin of posthumous1

C17: from Latin postumus the last, but modified as though from Latin post after + humus earth, that is, after the burial
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The posthumous outpouring of tributes to him from across the globe is perhaps one sign that shift is working.

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The governor on Friday also offered a posthumous pardon to Sgt.

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After several rounds of drinks at Musso & Frank Grill, Ted and Rick decide they want to secure a posthumous star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Amos, who never received one in real life.

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He also suggested that he was planning a posthumous release, containing songs written throughout the course of his life.

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When Apollo comes to live with Iris, she’s in the middle of sorting through Walter’s expansive unpublished writing for a posthumous novel.

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