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Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of the word posthumous, which means born or occurring after death. Find out how it is related to posterus, postumus, and humus in Latin.
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Posthumous definition: arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death. See examples of POSTHUMOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. formal uk / ˈpɒs.tʃə.məs / us / ˈpɑːs.tʃə.məs / Add to word list. happening after a person's death: a posthumous award. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish. posthumously.
adjective. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death. “a posthumous award”. “a posthumous book”. “a posthumous daughter”. synonyms: late. being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time.
Posthumous means happening after a person's death, such as a posthumous award or a posthumous child. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and languages with Cambridge Dictionary.
Posthumous means happening or continuing after someone's death, or published or born after their death. Learn the origin, synonyms, collocations and sentences of posthumous from Collins Dictionary.
posthumous. adjective. /ˈpɒstʃəməs/. /ˈpɑːstʃəməs/. [usually before noun] happening, done, published, etc. after a person has died. a posthumous award for bravery. A posthumous collection of her work has just been published. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
