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Word entry · 10 letters

posthumous

Best crossword clue

"After one's lifetime"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/Part of speech adjectiveSorted hmoopsstuuStarts with PEnds with S1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. occurring or coming into existence after a person's death

Word origin

From Latin posthumus, a variant spelling of postumus, superlative form of posterus (“coming after”), the ⟨h⟩ added by association with humus (“ground, earth”) referring to burial.

Used in a sentence

  • The most favorable posthumous history the stay-at-home traitor can hope for is—oblivion.
  • Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
  • His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.

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