Meaning of POSTHUMOUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'pâschumus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] occurring after a person's death; (in the case of a child) born after the father's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous child" |
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| | Synonyms: | | late |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Post"hu*mous\ (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus,
properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born
after the father's death, or after he had made his will),
superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.]
1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead
body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.
2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous
works; a posthumous edition.
3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous
reputation. --Addison. --Sir T. Browne.
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| | Related Terms: | | after the Fall, after the flood, after the war, afterdeath, after-dinner, delayed, late, postbellum, postcenal, postcibal, postdiluvial, postdiluvian, postlapsarian, postmortal, postmortem, postmortuary, postmundane, post-obit, postobituary, postprandial, postwar, retarded |
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