About The Word Posthumous
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Posthumous
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What's The Definition Of Posthumous?
[adj] occurring after a person's death; (in the case of a child) born after the father's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous child"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Posthumous: late Related Terms | Find terms related to Posthumous: after the Fall | after the flood | after the war | afterdeath | after-dinner | delayed | late | postbellum | postcenal | postcibal | postdiluvial | postdiluvian | postlapsarian | postmortal | postmortem | postmortuary | postmundane | post-obit | postobituary | postprandial | postwar | retarded See Also | Posthumous In Webster's Dictionary \Post"hu*mous\ (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus,
properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born
after the father's death, or after he had made his will),
superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.]
1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead
body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous
works; a posthumous edition.
3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous
reputation. --Addison. --Sir T. Browne.
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