📖 Definitions of "Posthumous"
- 1
Born after the death of one's father.
"Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers."
- 2
After the death of someone
"Usage note: Posthumous awards are made when the intended recipient dies as a result of the action which merits the award. Even a short time lag between the action and the decision may cause the award to be conferred after death or there may be a longer delay such as when a review board decides to confer an award decades after a war has ended but such awards while they may be post mortem (literally, "after death") are not posthumous awards."
- 3
Taking place after one's own death
"Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy."
- 4
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."
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