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posthumous meaning in Tamil

இறந்த பின்னான

/ˈpɒs.t͡ʃʊ.məs/US/ˈpɑs.t͡ʃə.məs/

posthumous in Tamil: இறந்த பின்னான, மறைவுக்குப்பின், காலமானபின். In English, posthumous means after the death of someone.

Tamil words for posthumous

இறந்த பின்னான, மறைவுக்குப்பின், காலமானபின்

English meaning of posthumous

  1. adjective After the death of someone.
  2. adjective Taking place after one's own death.
  3. adjective In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
  4. adjective In reference to a musical opus, published or initially performed after the composer's death.

Full definition of posthumous

posthumous in a sentence

  • Artists obscure during their life often receive posthumous recognition, too late for them to enjoy.
  • His memoirs were his posthumous revenge on enemies he dared not take on alive.
  • Posthumous orphans never even knew their fathers.

Synonyms of posthumous

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Questions about posthumous in Tamil

What is the meaning of posthumous in Tamil?
Posthumous in Tamil is இறந்த பின்னான, மறைவுக்குப்பின், காலமானபின்.
posthumous என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Posthumous: இறந்த பின்னான, மறைவுக்குப்பின், காலமானபின்.
What does posthumous mean in English?
Posthumous means after the death of someone.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: posthumous (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: posthumous (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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