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Webster 1913 Edition
obituary
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
,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.