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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespostumo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: postumo
"Il premio è stato assegnato alla memoria in modo postumo."
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Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.
"He received a posthumous award for his bravery."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the superlative form of the Latin 'postumus', meaning 'last' or 'latestborn', which was historically altered by folk etymology associated with 'post-' (after) and 'humus' (earth, ground/burial). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, originally referring to a child born after the death of their father, and later broadened to describe any event, award, or publication occurring after a person's death.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Posthumous" is said worldwide
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posthume
Transliteration: posthume
"Son dernier roman a connu un succès posthume."
posthum
Transliteration: posthum
"Das Buch wurde posthum veröffentlicht."
postumo
Transliteration: postumo
"Il premio è stato assegnato alla memoria in modo postumo."
póstumo
Transliteration: póstumo
"Su obra póstuma fue publicada el año pasado."
póstumo
Transliteration: póstumo
"O álbum póstumo do cantor foi um grande sucesso."
मरणोपरांत
Transliteration: maranoparant
"उन्हें मरणोपरांत वीरता पुरस्कार से सम्मानित किया गया।"
死后的
Transliteration: sǐ hòu de
"这是他的一部死后出版的作品。"
사후의
Transliteration: sahuui
"그는 사후에 훈장을 받았다."
死後の
Transliteration: shigo no
"それは彼の死後の出版物です。"
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