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Webster 1913 Edition

obituary

o-bit′u-a-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Obituaries
(#)
.
[Cf. F.
obituaire
. See
Obit
.]
1.
That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.
4.
(R. C. Ch.)
A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.

Webster 1828 Edition

Obituary

OBIT'UARY

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Noun.
1.
A list of the dead, or a register of obitual anniversary days, when service is performed for the dead.
2.
An account of persons deceased; notice of the death of a person, often accompanied with a brief biographical sketch of his character.

Definition 2024

obituary

obituary

English

Noun

obituary ‎(plural obituaries)

  1. A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.
  2. A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.

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See also

  • necrology (listing of people who have died during a specific period of time)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus ‎(“a going to a place, approach, usually a going down, setting (as of the sun), fall, ruin, death”), from obire ‎(“to go or come to, usually go down, set, fall, perish, die”), from ob ‎(“toward, to”) + ire ‎(“to go”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbɪtjʊəɹɪ/, /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊəɹɪ/, /əˈbɪtjʊəɹiː/, /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊəɹiː/

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