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   post·hu·mous

   /ˈpäsCHəməs/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator: "he was awarded a posthumous Military Cross"
   • ▪ (of a child) born after the death of its father: "Newton was the posthumous son of an illiterate yeoman"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Latin postumus ‘last’ (superlative from post ‘after’), in late Latin spelled posth- by association with humus ‘ground’.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPOSTHUMOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   happening after a person's death: a posthumous award. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish. posthumously. raise someone from the dead idiom. remains. roadkill. self-extinction.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › posthumousPosthumous Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of POSTHUMOUS is born after the death of the father. How to use posthumous in a sentence. Did you know? Where does posthumous come from?

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › posthumousPOSTHUMOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Posthumous definition: arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death. See examples of POSTHUMOUS used in a sentence.

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   If something happens after someone dies, it is described as posthumous — like the posthumous interest in the music of a singer who died "a nobody."

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPOSTHUMOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person's death but relates to something they did before they died.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › posthumousPosthumous - definition of posthumous by The Free Dictionary

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   1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award. 2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book. 3. Born after the death of the father: a posthumous child.

8. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › posthumousposthumous | meaning of posthumous in Longman Dictionary of ...

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   posthumous meaning, definition, what is posthumous: happening, printed etc after someone’s d...: Learn more.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishposthumous adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   happening, done, published, etc. after a person has died a posthumous award for bravery A posthumous collection of her work was just published.

10. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › posthumousposthumous - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 2, 2024 · Taking place after one's own death. Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy. In reference to a work, published after the author 's death. His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOSTHUMOUS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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    uk / ˈpɒstjəməs / us. Add to word list. happening after someone's death: the posthumous publication of her letters. posthumously. adverb. (Definition of posthumous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of posthumous. in Chinese (Traditional) 死後發生的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 死后发生的… See more.