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posthumous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore P words

occurring or published after someone's death

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Posthumous in a sentence

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The author's most celebrated novel was a posthumous publication, released two years after her death.

Synonyms
postmortemlatersubsequent
Antonyms

None listed.

Common questions

Questions about “posthumous

Posthumous (adjective) means occurring or published after someone's death
Here is posthumous used in an example sentence: "The author's most celebrated novel was a posthumous publication, released two years after her death."
Common synonyms for posthumous include postmortem, later, subsequent.
Posthumous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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