Posthumously

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post·hu·mous

[pos-chuh-muhs, -choo-]
adjective
1.
arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
2.
published after the death of the author: a posthumous novel.
3.
born after the death of the father.

Origin:
1600–10; < Latin postumus last-born, born after the death of the father (in form a superlative of posterus; see posterior); post-classical spelling with h by association with humus ground, earth, as if referring to burial

post·hu·mous·ly, adverb
post·hu·mous·ness, noun
non·post·hu·mous, adjective
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Posthumously is always a great word to know.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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  • Maybe she was that thing, but that doesn't exactly justify doing it or taking a shot at her posthumously.
  • Now an eminent psychiatrist is charging that one famous patient has recently been misdiagnosed, and posthumously at that.
  • He was awarded his long- sought partnership posthumously.
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posthumous (ˈpɒstjʊməs)
 
adj
1.  happening or continuing after one's death
2.  (of a book, etc) published after the author's death
3.  (of a child) born after the father's death
 
[C17: from Latin postumus the last, but modified as though from Latin post after + humus earth, that is, after the burial]
 
'posthumously
 
adv

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