Dictionary
posthumous
Meaning
- After the death of someone.
- Taking place after one's own death.
- In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
- In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death.
- Born after the death of one's father.
Hyphenated as
pos‧thum‧ous
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃə.məs/
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning English with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "posthumous" and many other words and sentences in English.
Go to our English course pageSentences
One quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous .
One quarter of all awards for the First World War were posthumous.