- 1. a. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter. Source: opted
- 2. a. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition. Source: opted
- 3. a. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Source: opted
- 4. adj. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter. 2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous works; a posthumous edition. 3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous reputation. Addison. Sir T. Browne. Source: webster
- 6. j:100 s. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death Source: ecdict
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