posthumous

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In reference to a work, published after the author's death

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

Taking place after one's own death
Born after the death of one's father

Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.

{a} published after a person's death
after death
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"
Born after the death of ones father
After death May refer to someone born after the father's death
Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition
born after the father's death
Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person's death but relates to something they did before they died. the posthumous publication of his first novel. + posthumously post·hu·mous·ly After the war she was posthumously awarded the George Cross. happening, printed etc after someone's death (posthumus, from postumus , from posterus; POSTERIOR)
In reference to a work, published after the authors death
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter
Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter
born after father's death
born after the death of a parent
Taking place after ones death
Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation
{s} born after the death of the father; after death; published after the death of the author
a child born after the death of the father
That which is done after the death of a person
posthumed
posthume
posthumous execution
The ritual desecration of the body of a dead person
posthumous executions
plural form of posthumous execution
posthumous birth
birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother birth of a child after the father has died
posthumously
after the death
posthumously
after death; "these piano pieces were published posthumously"; "he was honored posthumously"
posthumously
after death; "these piano pieces were published posthumously"; "he was honored posthumously
posthumously
In a posthumous manner; after one's decease
posthumously
after death
posthumous

    Hyphenation

    post·hu·mous

    Turkish pronunciation

    päsçûmıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpäsʧo͝oməs/ /ˈpɑːsʧʊməs/

    Etymology

    [ 'päs-ch&-m&s a ] (adjective.) 1619. From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, superlative form of posterus, by association with humus ("ground, earth") referring to burial.
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