post´hu|mous|ness

post´hu|mous|ness
post|hu|mous «POS chu muhs», adjective.
1. happening after death: »

posthumous fame.

2. published after the death of the author: »

a posthumous book.

3. born after the death of the father: »

a posthumous child.

[< Late Latin posthumus, (with English -ous) variant of Latin postumus last born; {{(originally) superlative of post after; the h appeared because it was erroneously taken as < post after + humus earth; the grave]
post´ hu|mous|ly; adverb.
post´hu|mous|ness, noun.

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  • post´ hu|mous|ly — post|hu|mous «POS chu muhs», adjective. 1. happening after death: »posthumous fame. 2. published after the death of the author: »a posthumous book. 3. born after the death of the father: »a posthumous child. ╂[< Late Latin posthumus, (with… …   Useful english dictionary

  • post|hu|mous — «POS chu muhs», adjective. 1. happening after death: »posthumous fame. 2. published after the death of the author: »a posthumous book. 3. born after the death of the father: »a posthumous child. ╂[< Late Latin posthumus, (with English ous)… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • post — post·abdomen; post·absorptive; post·age; post·al·ly; post; post·anoxic; post·antennal; post·arteriolar; post·atomic; post·audit; post·axial; post·bellum; post·brachium; post·branchial; post·breeding; post·canonical; post·cardinal; post·cava;… …   English syllables

  • mous — ab·nor·mous; ag·a·mous; al·log·a·mous; al·mous; am·phi·des·mous; am·phid·ro·mous; am·phis·to·mous; anad·ro·mous; an·gi·o·sper·mous; an·isog·a·mous; anon·y·mous; an·ton·y·mous; apla·nog·a·mous; as·to·mous; athal·a·mous; au·mous; au·tog·a·mous;… …   English syllables

  • posthumousness — post·hu·mous·ness …   English syllables

  • hu — ba·hu·vri·hi; da·hu·ri·an; ex·hu·mate; ex·hu·ma·tion; hu; hu·ba·bo; hu·bam; hu·bris; hu·bris·tic; hu·chen; hu·cho; hu·go·esque; hu·go·nis; hu·gue·not; hu·gue·not·ism; hu·hu; hu·hu; hu·ia; hu·ki·lau; hu·lock; hu·ma; hu·mane; hu·mane·ly;… …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… …   English syllables

  • li — ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·li·mon; aceph·a·li·na; acet·y·li·za·tion; acho·li; ade·lo·spon·dy·li; ae·go·li·us; ae·o·li·an·ly; ae·tha·li·oid;… …   English syllables

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