What does posthumous mean?

posthumous means "occurring or coming into existence after a person's death".

How many syllables are in posthumous?

posthumous has 3 syllables: pos-thu-mous. The stress falls on "pos". In IPA it is /ˈpɑstʃʊməs/.

Is posthumous a common word?

posthumous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Posthumous — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
“a posthumous award”
“a posthumous book”
“a posthumous daughter”
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What does posthumous mean?: posthumous means "occurring or coming into existence after a person's death".
How many syllables are in posthumous?: posthumous has 3 syllables: pos-thu-mous. The stress falls on "pos". In IPA it is /ˈpɑstʃʊməs/.
Is posthumous a common word?: posthumous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for posthumous come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
occurring or coming into existence after a person's death
“a posthumous award”
“a posthumous book”
“a posthumous daughter”
Similarlate

Questions about posthumous

What does posthumous mean?: posthumous means "occurring or coming into existence after a person's death".
How many syllables are in posthumous?: posthumous has 3 syllables: pos-thu-mous. The stress falls on "pos". In IPA it is /ˈpɑstʃʊməs/.
Is posthumous a common word?: posthumous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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