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posthumous
post·hu·mous P0470700 (pŏs′chə-məs)adj.1. Occurring or continuing after one's death: a posthumous award.2. Published after the writer's death: a posthumous book.3. Born after the death of the father: a posthumous child.
[Middle English posthumus, from Late Latin, alteration (perhaps influenced by Latin humus, earth or humāre, to bury) of postumus, superlative of posterus, coming after; see posterior.]
post′hu·mous·ly adv.post′hu·mous·ness n.posthumous (ˈpɒstjʊməs) adj1. happening or continuing after one's death2. (of a book, etc) published after the author's death3. (of a child) born after the father's death[C17: from Latin postumus the last, but modified as though from Latin post after + humus earth, that is, after the burial] ˈposthumously advpost•hu•mous (ˈpɒs tʃə məs, -tʃʊ-)
adj. 1. arising, occurring, or continuing after one's death. 2. published after the death of the author. 3. born after the death of the father. [1600–10; < Latin postumus last-born, born after the father's death (in form a superlative of posterus; see posterior); post-classical sp. with h by association with humus ground, earth, as if referring to burial] post′hu•mous•ly, adv. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | posthumous - occurring or coming into existence after a person's death; "a posthumous award"; "a posthumous book"; "a posthumous daughter"late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" |
posthumousadjectiveOccurring or done after death:postmortem.Translationsposthumous (ˈpostjuməs) adjective1. happening, coming etc to a person after his death. the posthumous publication of his book. 死後發生或出現的 死后发生或出现的2. (of a child) born after its father has died. 遺腹的 遗腹的ˈposthumously adverb 死後(地) 死后（地）
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post·hu·mous (pos'chū-mŭs) Denotes occurring after a person's death. [L. postumus, last, corrupted by attraction to humus, earth, burial]posthumous (pŏs′tū-mŭs) [L. postumus, last] 1. Occurring after death.2. Born after the death of the father.3. Said of a child taken by cesarean section after the death of the mother.posthumous
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