posthumous award; retrospective record; post-facto account
Meanings
3 senses · 8 examplesverb
to award posthumously; to confer honors after death
formalTypically used in military or official contexts for awarding merits to deceased individuals.
The government decided to award the martyr a special-class merit posthumously.
The army awarded him a first-class merit posthumously.
verb
to record after the fact; to make a retrospective note
Used when documenting events or content after they have occurred, often from memory.
After the meeting, he recorded the main points of several speeches.
Since he didn't take notes on the spot, he could only record it afterwards.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Please write down the key points of the discussion just now.
noun
retrospective record; post-facto account (often used in titles)
Commonly appears in article or book titles referring to retrospective accounts of events.
This is a retrospective article about the World Cup football tournament.
The newspaper published a post-facto account of the incident.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
This retrospective record documents that period of history in detail.