posthumous
happening after someone's death
TRANSLATION
postum, postmortem, nach dem Tode
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"POSTHUMOUS Cash single released -- A much-admired Johnny Cash recording accompanied by an award-winning video has been released as a POSTHUMOUS single in the UK."
(BBC News - 3 November, 2003)
(BBC News - 3 November, 2003)
Did you
know?
posthumous
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 humre, to bury), of postumus, superlative of posterus, coming after; see posterior.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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 humre, to bury), of postumus, superlative of posterus, coming after; see posterior.]
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
