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French help. What does the word "Posthuma" mean in context with this record?

miltonhansen1948
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August 21, 2023 edited September 30, 2024 in Search

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  • Julia Szent-Györgyi
    Julia Szent-Györgyi ✭✭✭✭✭
    August 22, 2023 Answer ✓

    It's Latin, not French, but it's fully cognate with English "posthumous": born after the death of her father.

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  • Cousin Vinny
    Cousin Vinny ✭✭✭✭
    August 22, 2023 Answer ✓

    Indeed, and in many traditions you find the child named after the deceased father in such an instance, wlthugh not the case here.

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