MEANING
1. Occurring, published, or awarded after the death of the person whose work or recognition is involved.
2. Born after the death of the child’s father.
Use it for
Discovered manuscripts, legacies, recognition too late for its recipient.Make a work or honor arrive after its creator can no longer answer it.
Words that belong together
- posthumous publication
- posthumous award
- posthumous reputation
On the page
The posthumous memoir contradicted every family account.
A posthumous award restored his name but not his lost years.
Her posthumous collection included a poem addressed to the living heir.
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Word forms
- Base
- posthumous
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Specifies timing relative to a particular person's death, not merely something associated with funerals. Non-gradable; derived adverb posthumously.
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