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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, and 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 [poss-tume-uss]

Adjective

1. happening after one's death

2. born after the death of one's father

3. (of a book) published after the author's death [Latin postumus the last]

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 [ˈpɔstjuməs] adj → póstumo

posthumous [ˈpɔstjuməs] adj → posthume

posthumous [ˈpɔstjuməs] adj → posthum

posthumous [ˈpɔstjuməs] 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.nadoodsحادِثٌ بَعدَ وفاة الشَّخْصпосмъртенposmrtnýposthumposthum, nach dem Todeμεταθανάτιοςpóstumosurmajärgneپس مرگیkuoleman jälkeinenposthumeלְאַחַר מוֹתוֹमरणोत्तरposmrtanposztumuszanumertasem gerist eftir dauða (e-s)postumo死後の사후(死後)의; 저자가 죽은 후에 출판된pomirtinispēcnāves-selepas matipostuumposthum, etter dødenpośmiertnypóstumopostumпосмертныйposmrtnýposmrtenposthumnipostumหลังมรณกรรมölümünden sonra死後發生或出現的посмертнийکسي کي موت کے بعد کا واقعہxảy 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. nakindمَولودٌ بَعد وفاةْ أبيهроден след смъртта на бащатаpohrobekposthumnach dem Tod des Vaters geborenπου γεννήθηκε μετά το θάνατο του πατέρα τουpóstumopärast isa surma sündinudمتولد پس از مرگ پدرisän kuoleman jälkeen syntynytné orphelin de pèreנוֹלָד לְאַחַר מוֹת הָאַבपिता के मरणोपरान्त उत्पन्नrođen nakon očeve smrtiutószülöttlahir setelah ayahnya meninggalfæddur eftir dauða föðurs(nato orfano di padre)父の死後生まれた아버지가 죽은 후에 출생한gimęs po tėvo mirtiesdzimis pēc tēva nāvesposthumusnader de dood van zijn vader geboren(barn) født etter farens dødurodzony po śmierci ojcapóstumonăscut orfan de tatăрождённый после смерти отцаnarodený po smrti otcarojen po očetovi smrtiposthumnifödd efter faderns dödที่เกิดหลังจากบิดาเสียชีวิตbabasının ölümünden sonra doğan遺腹的народжений після смерті батькаباپ کي وفات کے بعد پيدا ہونے والا بچہsinh ra sau khi bố đã mất遗腹的

adv ˈposthumously

nakindsبَعد مَوتِهпосмъртноposmrtněposthumtposthumμεταθανάτιαpóstumamentepostuumseltپس از مرگkuoleman jälkeenaprès la mort (de qqn)לְאַחַר מוֹת הָאַבमरणोपरान्तposmrtanposztumusz módonsecara anumertaeftir dauða (e-s)(dopo la morte)死後に사후에po mirtiespēc nāveslahir selepas ayahnya meninggalpostuumposthumt, etter dødenpośmiertniepostumamentepostumпосмертноposmrtneposmrtnoposthumnopostumtโดยเกิดขึ้นหลังมรณกรรมölümünden sonra死後(地)посмертноمابعد الموتxảy ra sau cái chết死后（地）