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单词 posthumous
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posthumous

[ pos-chuh-muhs, -choo- ]
/ ˈpɒs tʃə məs, -tʃʊ- /
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adjective

arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award for bravery.
published after the death of the author: a posthumous novel.
born after the death of the father.

Origin of posthumous

First recorded in 1600–10; from 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

OTHER WORDS FROM posthumous

post·hu·mous·ly, adverbpost·hu·mous·ness, nounnon·post·hu·mous, adjective

Words nearby posthumous

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British Dictionary definitions for posthumous

posthumous
/ (ˈpɒstjʊməs) /

adjective

happening or continuing after one's death
(of a book, etc) published after the author's death
(of a child) born after the father's death

Derived forms of posthumous

posthumously, adverb

Word Origin for posthumous

C17: from Latin postumus the last, but modified as though from Latin post after + humus earth, that is, after the burial
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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