obituary

o·bit·u·ar·y

O0007900 (ō-bĭch′o͞o-ĕr′ē)n. pl. o·bit·u·ar·ies A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.

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[Medieval Latin obituārius, (report) of death, from Latin obitus, death, from past participle of obīre, to meet, meet one's death : ob-, toward; see ob- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

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o·bit′u·ar′y adj.

obituary

(əˈbɪtjʊərɪ) n, pl -ariesa published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person[C18: from Medieval Latin obituārius, from Latin obīre to fall, from ob- down + īre to go] oˈbituarist n

o•bit•u•ar•y

(oʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr i)

n., pl. -ar•ies,
adj. n. 1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or recording obituaries. [1700–10; < Medieval Latin obituārius < Latin obitu(s) death (see obit)] o•bit′u•ar•ist, n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

obituary - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biographynecrology, obitnotice - an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale

obituary

noun death notice, eulogy, obit (informal) I read your brother's obituary in the Times.

Translations

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obituary

(əˈbitjuəri) – plural oˈbituaries – noun a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work. 訃告 讣告

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