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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
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
Related forms
post·hu·mous·ly, adverb
post·hu·mous·ness, noun
non·post·hu·mous, adjective
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Posthumous
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posthumous
1608, "born after the death of the originator" (author or father), from L.L. posthumus, from L. postumus "last, last-born," superlative of posterus "coming after, subsequent." Altered in L.L. by association with L. humare "to bury," suggesting death; the one born after the father's death obviously being
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