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necrology

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ne·crol·o·gy  (n-krl-j, n-)
n. pl. ne·crol·o·gies
1. A list of people who have died, especially in the recent past or during a specific period.
2. An obituary.

necro·logic (nkr-ljk), necro·logi·cal adj.
ne·crolo·gist n.

necrology [nɛˈkrɒlədʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. a list of people recently dead
2. a less common word for obituary
necrological  [ˌnɛkrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
necrologist  n

necrology
1. an announcement of death; obituary.
2. a list of persons who have died within a certain time. Also necrologue. — necrologist, n.
See also: Death
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.necrologynecrology - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
notice - an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale
2.necrology - a list of people who died recently
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
Translations
necrology [neˈkrɒlədʒɪ] Nnecrología f
necrology
n (form)Totenverzeichnis nt, → Nekrologium nt; (= obituary)Nachruf m, → Nekrolog m


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