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Posthumous

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    After the death of someone. not-comparable

    "The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion."

  2. 2
    Taking place after one's own death. not-comparable

    "Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy."

  3. 3
    In reference to a work, published after the author's death. not-comparable

    "His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive."

  4. 4
    In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death. not-comparable
  5. 5
    Born after the death of one's father. not-comparable

    "Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers."

Adjective
  1. 1
    occurring or coming into existence after a person's death wordnet

Etymology

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.

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