Definition

1. Noun:
   • Posthumous writing: The primary meaning refers to any form of writing—such as a manuscript, letter, note, or literary work—left behind by someone after their death.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các nhà nghiên cứu đang phân tích bộ di bút của nhà văn. (Researchers are analyzing the writer's posthumous writings.)
  • Bức thư được coi là di bút cuối cùng của ông. (The letter is considered his final posthumous writing.)
  • Cuốn sách này được xuất bản từ di bút của giáo sư. (This book was published from the professor's posthumous manuscripts.)

Advanced Usage

• The term carries a formal and respectful tone, often implying the writing has significant historical, literary, or personal value.
• It specifically refers to the physical or textual artifact itself, not to the act of publishing it posthumously.

Variants and Related Words

• Di cảo (n): A very close synonym, also meaning posthumous papers or literary remains. It can sometimes imply a more unfinished or unpublished collection.
• Tác phẩm xuất bản sau khi qua đời (phrase): Posthumously published work(s). This phrase focuses on the publication event rather than the physical writings.

Synonyms

• Posthumous papers
• Literary remains
• Posthumous manuscript(s)

Related Concepts

• Di ngôn (n): Last words; a final statement, advice, or testament left by someone before death, often spoken rather than written.
• Di chúc (n): Will; testament; a legal document detailing the disposal of one's property after death.

noun

1. posthumous writing