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Posthumous — may refer to: * Posthumous birth, a birth that occurs after the death of the child s parent * Posthumous degree, an academic degree conferred after the death of the recipient * Posthumous execution, ceremonial execution of someone already dead *… … Wikipedia
Posthumous — Post hu*mous (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus, properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born after the father s death, or after he had made his will), superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.] 1. Born after the death of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
posthumous — adjective after death, continuing after death, following death, occurring after death, post mortem associated concepts: posthumous child Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
posthumous — meaning ‘occurring after death’, is pronounced pos tyuh mǝs, i.e. with the h silent … Modern English usage
posthumous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator. DERIVATIVES posthumously adverb. ORIGIN Latin postumus last , later associated with humus ground … English terms dictionary
posthumous — [päs′choo məs, päs′tyooməs] adj. [LL posthumus, for L postumus, after death, orig., last, superl. of posterus (see POSTERIOR): altered in LL by assoc. with humus, ground or humare, to bury (as if meaning “born after the father is buried”)] 1.… … English World dictionary
Posthumous (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Posthumous (EP) Type = EP Artist = The Banner Released = June 15 2003 Recorded = ??? Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 16:11 Label = Blackout Records Producer = ??? Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
posthumous — [[t]pɒ̱stʃʊməs[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person s death but relates to something they did before they died. His family and supporters have campaigned for many years for a posthumous pardon … English dictionary
posthumous — adjective Etymology: Latin posthumus, alteration of postumus late born, posthumous, from superlative of posterus coming after more at posterior Date: 1619 1. born after the death of the father 2. published after the death of the author 3.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
posthumous — posthumously, adv. posthumousness, n. /pos cheuh meuhs, choo /, adj. 1. arising, occurring, or continuing after one s death: a posthumous award for bravery. 2. published after the death of the author: a posthumous novel. 3. born after the death… … Universalium
