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posthumously

/ˈpɑstʃʊməsɫi/ adv

After death.

Word Origin From Latin post 'after' and humus 'earth' — literally 'after the earth,' meaning after burial. The word originally referred to a child born after the father's death (posthumus), then broadened to anything happening after death. The same humus root gives us humble (low to the ground), humility, and exhume (dig out of the earth).

adv After death.

The author's final novel was published posthumously in 2020.

(副词) 死后；身后

这位作者的遗作小说于2020年身后出版。

(adverbio) póstumamente [Después de la muerte.]

La última novela del autor fue publicada **póstumamente** en 2020.

(adverbe) à titre posthume; posthume; après la mort [Après la mort; à titre posthume.]

Le dernier roman de l'auteur a été publié **à titre posthume** en 2020.

(Adverb) posthum; nach dem Tod [**posthumously** (Adverb): Nach dem Tod (einer Person).]

Der letzte Roman des Autors wurde **posthumously** im Jahr 2020 veröffentlicht.

(副詞) 死後に。本人が亡くなった後に行われる様子。

その著者の最後の小説は2020年に死後に出版された。

(advérbio) postumamente; após a morte; póstumo [Após a morte.]

O último romance do autor foi publicado postumamente em 2020.

Synonyms: post-mortem after death later subsequently Antonyms: prehumously ante-mortem before death prematurely
Word parts: post + hum + ous + ly

Common collocations

publish verb be verb in prep of prep by prep to prep award verb as prep appear verb book subst with prep have verb

Related words

posterior humble humility exhume

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