Meanings
adjectiveanthumous (not comparable)
- not comparablePublished during the author's lifetime
Synonyms: antemortem, predeath, prehumous, premortem
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivePublished during the author's lifetime
Opposite
Origin
Formed by analogy with posthumous, replacing the prefix post- by its antonym ant-.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French anthume
- anthumeTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
anthumous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthumous
MLA
“anthumous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthumous. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anthumous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anthumous.
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