posthumous
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/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/
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/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/ (UK) · /ˈpɑs.t͡ʃə.məs/ (US)
Definition of posthumous
5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)After the death of someone.
“The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)After the death of someone.
“The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion.”
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(not-comparable)Taking place after one's own death.
“Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.”
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(not-comparable)In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
“His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.”
“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.”
- (not-comparable)In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death.
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(not-comparable)Born after the death of one's father.
“Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
Words you can make from posthumous
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7 words6-letter words
27 words- OOMPHS 13 pts
- THUMPS 13 pts
- HUMOUS 11 pts
- MOUTHS 11 pts
- MUSTHS 11 pts
- PHOTOS 11 pts
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- TOPHUS 11 pts
- UPSHOT 11 pts
- POSSUM 10 pts
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- OSMOUS 8 pts
- SPOUTS 8 pts
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- TOSSUP 8 pts
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5-letter words
57 words- HUMPS 12 pts
- OOMPH 12 pts
- THUMP 12 pts
- UMPHS 12 pts
- HOMOS 10 pts
- HOOPS 10 pts
- HUMUS 10 pts
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4-letter words
87 words- HUMP 11 pts
- UMPH 11 pts
- HOMO 9 pts
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- TUMS 6 pts
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- OOTS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- SOOT 4 pts
- SOTS 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
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3-letter words
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