posthumous

post·hu·mous  (psch-ms)

adj.

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.

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[Middle English posthumus, from Late Latin, alteration (perhaps influenced by Latin humus, earth or humre, to bury) of postumus, superlative of posterus, coming after; see posterior.]

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posthu·mous·ly adv.

posthu·mous·ness n.

Word History: The word posthumous is associated with death, both in meaning and in form. Our word goes back to the Latin word postumus, meaning "last born, born after the death of one's father, born after the making of a will," and "last, final." Postumus was largely used with respect to events occurring after death but not exclusively so, since the word was simply one of the superlative forms of the adverb post, "subsequently, afterward." Because of its use in connection with death, however, later Latin writers decided that the last part of the word must have to do with humus, "earth," or humre, "to bury," and began spelling the word posthumus. This form of the Latin word was borrowed into English, being first recorded in a work composed before 1464. Perhaps the most telling use of the word appears in the poet Robert Southey's comment on the rewards of an author: "It was well we should be contented with posthumous fame, but impossible to be so with posthumous bread and cheese."

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posthumous [ˈpɒstjʊməs]

adj

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

[from Latin postumus the last, but modified as though from Latin post after + humus earth, that is, after the burial]

posthumously  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

posthumous - occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter" late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast"

Translations

posthumous [ˈpɒstjʊməs] ADJ → póstumo

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posthumous [ˈpɒstjʊməs] adj → posthume

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posthumous

adj → post(h)um; child → nachgeboren

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posthumous [ˈpɒstjʊməs] adj → postumo/a

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posthumous

adj posthumous [ˈpostjuməs]

1 happening, coming etc to a person after his death the posthumous publication of his book. nadoods حادِثٌ بَعدَ وفاة الشَّخْص посмъртен posmrtný posthum posthum, nach dem Tode μεταθανάτιος póstumo surmajärgne پس مرگی postuumi posthume לְאַחַר מוֹתוֹ मरणोत्तर posmrtan posztumusz anumerta sem gerist eftir dauða (e-s) postumo 死後の 사후의 pomirtinis pēcnāves- selepas mati postuum posthum, etter døden pośmiertny póstumo postum посмертный posmrtný posmrten posthumni postum หลังมรณกรรม ölümünden sonra 死後發生或出現的 посмертний کسي کي موت کے بعد کا واقعہ xảy ra hoặc được cho sau khi chết 死后发生或出现的

2 (of a child) born after its father has died. nakind مَولودٌ بَعد وفاةْ أبيه роден след смъртта на бащата pohrobek posthum nach dem Tod des Vaters geboren που γεννήθηκε μετά το θάνατο του πατέρα του póstumo pärast isa surma sündinud متولد پس از مرگ پدر lapsi, joka syntyy isän kuoleman jälkeen né orphelin de père נוֹלָד לְאַחַר מוֹת הָאַב पिता के मरणोपरान्त उत्पन्न rođen nakon očeve smrti utószülött lahir setelah ayahnya meninggal fæddur eftir dauða föðurs (nato orfano di padre) 父の死後生まれた 유복자로 태어난 gimęs po tėvo mirties dzimis pēc tēva nāves posthumus nader de dood van zijn vader geboren (barn) født etter farens død urodzony po śmierci ojca póstumo născut orfan de tată рождённый после смерти отца narodený po smrti otca rojen po očetovi smrti posthumni född efter faderns död ที่เกิดหลังจากบิดาเสียชีวิต babasının ölümünden sonra doğan 遺腹的 народжений після смерті батька باپ کي وفات کے بعد پيدا ہونے والا بچہ sinh ra sau khi bố đã mất 遗腹的

adv posthumously

nakinds بَعد مَوتِه посмъртно posmrtně posthumt posthum μεταθανάτια póstumamente postuumselt پس از مرگ kuoleman jälkeen après la mort (de qqn) לְאַחַר מוֹת הָאַב मरणोपरान्त posmrtan posztumusz módon secara anumerta eftir dauða (e-s) (dopo la morte) 死後に 사후에 po mirties pēc nāves lahir selepas ayahnya meninggal postuum posthumt, etter døden pośmiertnie postumamente postum посмертно posmrtne posmrtno posthumno postumt โดยเกิดขึ้นหลังมรณกรรม ölümünden sonra 死後(地) посмертно مابعد الموت xảy ra sau cái chết 死后（地）