obituary

obituary
a) A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.
b) A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.
See Also: obit, obitual, obituarist

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  • obituary — [n] notice of person’s death announcement, death notice, eulogy, mortuary tribute, necrology, obit, register; concepts 268,270 Ant. birth announcement …   New thesaurus

  • obituary — ► NOUN (pl. obituaries) ▪ an announcement that someone has died, especially as published in a newspaper in the form of a brief biography. ORIGIN from Latin obitus death …   English terms dictionary

  • obituary — [ō bich′o͞o er΄ē] n. pl. obituaries [ML obituarius < L obitus: see OBIT] a notice of someone s death, as in a newspaper, usually with a brief biography adj. of or recording a death or deaths obituarist n …   English World dictionary

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