posthumously

adverb/ˈpoʊstʃəməsli/

Frequency rank: #14,791 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

occurring or appearing after the death of the originator.

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Example sentence

The novel was published posthumously, since the author died before it could be released.

Synonyms & related words

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