No. 11,087 in French
posthume
Occurring or published after someone's death.
In a sentence
L'écrivain a reçu un prix posthume pour son œuvre remarquable.
The writer received a posthumous award for his remarkable work.
Here, 'posthume' refers to receiving an award after the individual's death, highlighting recognition made posthumously.
Son album posthume a été lancé par sa famille avec beaucoup d'émotion.
Her posthumous album was released by her family with deep emotion.
In this case, 'posthume' modifies 'album', indicating that the work was published or made available after the artist's passing.
Les mémoires posthumes de l'auteur révèlent des détails fascinants sur sa vie.
The author's posthumous memoirs reveal fascinating details about their life.
Here, 'posthumes' describes the memoirs of the author, delineating that these written works came to be published or discovered following their demise.
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