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Meaning of 'posthumous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Posthumous [ a.]
- Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
- Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition.
- Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation.

Meaning of 'posthumous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . posthumous [ s]
Meaning (1):
- occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
Example in sentence:
  • a posthumous award;
  • a posthumous book;
  • a posthumous daughter

Nearby Words:

pose posed poser posied posies posing posingly posit posited positing

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