Speakur

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posthumous name

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
posthu-mous -name
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A respectful alias used in Chinese or sometimes more broadly East Asian contexts to refer to a dead person, particularly royalty.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

posthumous names (plural)

Questions

What does posthumous name mean?
A respectful alias used in Chinese or sometimes more broadly East Asian contexts to refer to a dead person, particularly royalty.

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