posthumous

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posthumous causes problems with both spelling and pronunciation. Note the h, which is often omitted in error since it is silent in pronunciation. The word is pronounced post-ewmus with the emphasis on the first syllable, which rhymes with "lost". The word means "happening or given after death", as in "a posthumous novel" and "a posthumous medal". The adverb posthumously means "after one's death", as in "The soldier's son was born posthumously".