English Explanatory Dictionary

posthumous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. After the death of someone.
  2. Taking place after one's own death.
  3. In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
  4. In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death.
  5. Born after the death of one's father.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-posthumous.wav /ˈpɑs.t͡ʃə.məs/

Word forms

posthumous post-humous postumous

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.

Synonyms

post mortem post obitum

Antonyms

antemortem anthumous predeath prehumous premortem

Derived words

nonposthumous posthumous execution posthumously posthumous marriage posthumous name posthumousness posthumous work
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