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Posthumous: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Posthumous adjective. Happening, appearing or awarded after a person’s death.
How to say it
POST-yoo-mus/ˈpɒstjʊməs/ · American /ˈpɑstʃəməs/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (POST). Forms: posthumously.
Posthumous in a sentence
Van Gogh’s fame was almost entirely posthumous.
The novel was published posthumously from a manuscript found in her desk.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- after death
Where posthumous comes from
From Latin postumus, last, later spelt with an h by association with humus, earth.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The novel was published _____ from a manuscript found in her desk.
- interim
- posthumous
- concurrent
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posthumous: The novel was published posthumously from a manuscript found in her desk.