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posthumously

adv.
C1 Advanced US //ˈpɑstʃʊməsɫi// UK //pˈəʊsthjuːməsli// posthu·mous·ly

adv. after someone has died. You use this to describe things that happen to a person or their work after they are no longer alive.

adv. after the death of a person. Often used to describe the awarding of an honour or the publication of a work following the author's death.


SIMPLE

The author was awarded the prize posthumously.

CONTEXTUAL

The scientist's groundbreaking theory was finally published posthumously, decades after he had retired from the university.

COMPLEX

Although the artist struggled to find a buyer for his work during his lifetime, he was posthumously celebrated as a pioneer of modern sculpture, with his studio's contents auctioned for millions.

Origin

From posthumous + -ly.

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