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posthumous

post·hu·mous

UK/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/ US/ˈpɑs.t͡ʃə.məs/ rare

adjective

1.

occurring or coming into existence after a person''s death

  • “a posthumous award”
  • “a posthumous book”
  • “a posthumous daughter”
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Origin

From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, superlative form of posterus (“coming after”), the ⟨h⟩ added by association with humus (“ground, earth”) referring to burial.

Phrases

  • posthumous execution
  • posthumous marriage
  • posthumous name
  • posthumous work

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