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obituary
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o·bit·u·ar·y  (-bch-r)
n. pl. o·bit·u·ar·ies
A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.

[Medieval Latin obiturius, (report) of death, from Latin obitus, death, from past participle of obre, to meet, meet one's death : ob-, toward; see ob- + re, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.]

o·bitu·ary adj.

obituary
Noun
pl -aries a published announcement of a death, usually with a short biography of the dead person [Latin obitus death]
obituarist n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.obituaryobituary - 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
Translations
obituary [əˈbɪtjuərɪ] nnecrología

obituary [əˈbɪtjuərɪ] nnécrologie f

obituary [əˈbɪtjuərɪ] nNachruf m

obituary [əˈbɪtjuərɪ] nnecrologia

obituary
n obituary [əˈbitjuəri]
a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work. doodsberig عَمود في جَريدَه يُنْشَر فيه النَّعْي مع تَرْجَمَة موجَزَه لِحياة الفَقيد некролог nekrolog nekrolog der Nachruf νεκρολογία necrología, obituario järelehüüe آگهی درگذشت muistosanat notice nécrologique מַאֲמָר הֶספֵּד मृत्यु लेख, मृत्यु सूचना obavijest o smrti nekrológ pengumuman kematian dánartilkynning necrologio 死亡記事 부고 nekrologas nekrologs obituari overlijdensbericht minneord, nekrolog nekrolog necrológio necrolog некролог nekrológ osmrtnica smrtovnica dödsruna, nekrolog, dödsannons การประกาศข่าวมรณกรรม ölüm ilânı 訃告 некролог موت کي خبر cáo phó 讣告


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