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Pronunciation / Transliteration: sahuui
"그는 사후에 훈장을 받았다."
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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 Latin 'postumus', meaning 'last-born', which was historically altered by folk etymology due to association with 'posthumus' (coming after death). It entered Middle English in the 15th century to describe occurrences, awards, or works published 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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