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posthuman

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From post- + human.

adjective more posthuman · most posthuman · post-human

Succeeding human beings as presently defined; more than, or beyond, what is human. Near-synonym: transhuman (sometimes synonymous)
Similar: transhuman · Opposite: prehuman

noun posthumans · post-human

A supposed being of this kind. Near-synonym: transhuman (sometimes synonymous)
Similar: transhuman · Opposite: prehuman

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adj succeeding human being who is beyond what is human

Deutsch	posthuman, nachmenschlich

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@misc{posthuman_2026,
  title = {posthuman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/posthuman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}