"posthumous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃə.məs/ [UK, US], /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posthumous.wav
Etymology: From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, superlative form of posterus (“coming after”), the ⟨h⟩ added by association with humus (“ground, earth”) referring to burial. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|posthumus}} Latin posthumus Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} posthumous (not comparable)
  1. After the death of someone. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Taking place after one's own death. Tags: not-comparable Translations (taking place after one's death): հետմահու (hetmahu) (Armenian), пасмяротны (pasmjarótny) (Belarusian), посмъртен (posmǎrten) (Bulgarian), pòstum (Catalan), posmrtný (Czech), posthum (Danish), posthuum (Dutch), postuum (Dutch), postmorta (Esperanto), kuolemanjälkeinen (Finnish), postuumi (Finnish), posthume (French), póstumo (Galician), postum (German), posthum (German), μεταθανάτιος (metathanátios) (Greek), posmorta (Ido), anumerta (Indonesian), iarbháis (Irish), postumo (Italian), murimate (Maori), pośmiertny (Polish), póstumo (Portuguese), посме́ртный (posmértnyj) (Russian), póstumo (Spanish), postum (Swedish), посме́ртний (posmértnyj) (Ukrainian), ar ôl marwolaeth (Welsh)
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  3. In reference to a work, published after the author's death. Tags: not-comparable Translations (in reference to a work, published after the author's death): հետմահու (hetmahu) (Armenian), пасмяротны (pasmjarótny) (Belarusian), pòstum (Catalan), 死後發表的 (Chinese Mandarin), 死后发表的 (Chinese Mandarin), 死後出版的 (Chinese Mandarin), 死后出版的 (sǐhòu fābiǎo de) (Chinese Mandarin), posthum (Danish), posthuum (Dutch), postuum (Dutch), postuumi (Finnish), posthume (French), postum (German), posthum (German), μεταθανάτιος (metathanátios) (Greek), posztumusz (Hungarian), postumo (Italian), өлгөндөн кийин (ölgöndön kiyin) (Kyrgyz), pośmiertny (Polish), póstumo (Portuguese), посме́ртный (posmértnyj) (Russian), phost-humhain (Scottish Gaelic), póstumo (Spanish), postum (Swedish), посме́ртний (posmértnyj) (Ukrainian), ôl-argraffedig (Welsh)
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  4. In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death. Tags: not-comparable
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  5. (originally) Born after the death of one's father. Tags: not-comparable Translations (born after one's father's death): pòstum (Catalan), 遺腹 (Chinese Mandarin), 遗腹 (yífù) (Chinese Mandarin), posthuum (Dutch), postuum (Dutch), postuumi (Finnish), póstumo (Galician), οψιγενής (opsigenís) (Greek), κοιλάρφανος (koilárfanos) (Greek), utószülött (Hungarian), postuma (Ido), póstumo (Portuguese), посме́ртный (posmértnyj) (Russian), póstumo (Spanish), ôl-anedig (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-posthumous-en-adj-t2YPkZAT Disambiguation of "born after one's father's death": 16 26 12 11 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: post mortem, post-humous, postumous [archaic] Derived forms: posthumous execution, posthumously, posthumous name, posthumousness, posthumous work

Alternative forms

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      "name": "bor"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      ],
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          "text": "The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion.",
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        }
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        "After the death of someone."
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Taking place after one's own death."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 April 17, Alex Macpherson, “Tupac's hologram reflects another milestone in his mythology”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "Eight posthumous albums have been released to date – two more than the man managed in his lifetime – often with conspiracy-baiting titles such as Still I Rise and Tupac Resurrection.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In reference to a work, published after the author's death."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "author",
          "author"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death."
      ],
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        [
          "musical",
          "musical"
        ],
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          "opus",
          "opus"
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          "composer"
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      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Born after the death of one's father."
      ],
      "qualifier": "originally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally) Born after the death of one's father."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃə.məs/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/",
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        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "post mortem"
    },
    {
      "word": "post-humous"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "pòstum"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "遺腹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yífù",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "遗腹"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "posthuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "postuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "postuumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "opsigenís",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "οψιγενής"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "koilárfanos",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "κοιλάρφανος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "utószülött"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "postuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posmértnyj",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "посме́ртный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "born after one's father's death",
      "word": "ôl-anedig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hetmahu",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "հետմահու"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pasmjarótny",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "пасмяротны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "posmǎrten",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "посмъртен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "pòstum"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "posmrtný"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "posthum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "posthuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "postuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "postmorta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "kuolemanjälkeinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "postuumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "posthume"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "postum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "posthum"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metathanátios",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "μεταθανάτιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "posmorta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "anumerta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "iarbháis"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "postumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "murimate"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "pośmiertny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posmértnyj",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "посме́ртный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "postum"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "posmértnyj",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "посме́ртний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "taking place after one's death",
      "word": "ar ôl marwolaeth"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "hetmahu",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "հետմահու"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pasmjarótny",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "пасмяротны"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "pòstum"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "死後發表的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "死后发表的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "死後出版的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "sǐhòu fābiǎo de",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "死后出版的"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "posthum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "posthuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "postuum"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "postuumi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "posthume"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "postum"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "posthum"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "metathanátios",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "μεταθανάτιος"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "posztumusz"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "postumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ölgöndön kiyin",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "өлгөндөн кийин"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "pośmiertny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "posmértnyj",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "посме́ртный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "phost-humhain"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "póstumo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "postum"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "posmértnyj",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "посме́ртний"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "in reference to a work, published after the author's death",
      "word": "ôl-argraffedig"
    }
  ],
  "word": "posthumous"
}

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