o·bit·u·ar·y

(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.

[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.]

o·bit′u·ar′y adj.

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obituary

(əˈbɪtjʊərɪ)

n, pl -aries

a 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

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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.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

obituary - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

necrology, obit

notice - 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.

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Translations

نَعْيٌ

nekrolog

Nachruf Todesanzeige

νεκρολογία

obituario necrología necrológica

muistokirjoituskuolinilmoitus

nécrologie notice nécrologique

nekrolog

nekrológgyászjelentés

dánartilkynningminning

necrologio necrologico

死亡記事

사망 기사

nekrologas

nekrologs

overlijdensbericht

dødsannonse minneord nekrolog

nekrolog

necrologia necrológio

некролог

nekrológ

dödsruna

การประกาศข่าวมรณกรรม

anma yazısıölüm ilânı

cáo phó

讣告

obituary

[əˈbɪtjʊərɪ]

A. N → necrología f, obituario m

B. CPD obituary column N → sección f necrológica
obituary notice N → necrología f, esquela f de defunción

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obituary

[əˈbɪtʃuəri] n → nécrologie fobituary column n → rubrique f nécrologique

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obituary

n → Nachruf m; obituary notice → Todesanzeige f; I saw his obituary notice today → ich habe seinen Namen heute im Sterberegister gelesen; obituary column → Sterberegister nt

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obituary

[əˈbɪtjʊərɪ] n → necrologio

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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.

obituary

→ نَعْيٌ nekrolog nekrolog Todesanzeige νεκρολογία necrológica, obituario muistokirjoitus nécrologie nekrolog necrologio 死亡記事 사망 기사 overlijdensbericht dødsannonse nekrolog necrologia, necrológio некролог dödsruna การประกาศข่าวมรณกรรม anma yazısı cáo phó 讣告

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