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posthumous worka creative work (book, painting, music, etc.) published or released after the author's or artist's death

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a creative work (book, painting, music, etc.) published or released after the author's or artist's death

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpoʊstʃəməs wɜːrk/

Example Sentences

  • The writer's posthumous work revealed secrets she never dared to publish while alive.
  • His posthumous cookbook became a bestseller, proving that even ghosts can cook better than most living chefs.
  • The museum displayed posthumous works that the artist had hidden in his attic for decades.

posthumous work

NOUN

[/ˈpoʊstʃəməs wɜːrk/]

a creative work (book, painting, music, etc.) published or released after the author's or artist's death

a creative work (book, painting, music, etc.) published or released after the author's or artist's death
💡 Concept

a creative work (book, painting, music, etc.) published or released after the author's or artist's death

Where shadows lurk, his final work awaits
🎵 Rhyme

Where shadows lurk, his final work awaits

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈpoʊstʃəməs wɜːrk/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈpəʊstʃəməs wɜːk/

🌳Etymology

Rootposthumus

🎵Rhyme

workquirklurk
work
quirk
lurk

🔗Collocations

posthumous publication
posthumous novel
posthumous collection
posthumous memoir
posthumous album
posthumous poetry

📝Examples

The writer's posthumous work revealed secrets she never dared to publish while alive.

😄 Fun example

His posthumous cookbook became a bestseller, proving that even ghosts can cook better than most living chefs.

The museum displayed posthumous works that the artist had hidden in his attic for decades.

😄 Fun example

She joked that her posthumous work would be titled 'How to Haunt Your Publishers Properly.'

📚Related Words

Synonyms

postmortem workposthumously published workpost-death creationlegacy work

Antonyms

lifetime workcontemporary workliving publication

Related

legacymanuscriptunpublished workestateliterary executor

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