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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 [əˈbɪtjʊərɪ]
n pl -aries
a published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person
[from Medieval Latin obituārius, from Latin obīre to fall, from ob- down + īre to go]
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

obituary
noun death notice, eulogy, obit (informal) I read your brother's obituary in the Times.
Translations
obituary [əˈbɪtjʊərɪ]
A. Nnecrología f, obituario m
B. CPD obituary column Nsección f necrológica
obituary notice Nnecrología f, esquela f de defunción

obituary [əˈbɪtʃuəri] nnécrologie f
obituary column nrubrique f nécrologique

obituary
nNachruf m; obituary noticeTodesanzeige f; I saw his obituary notice todayich habe seinen Namen heute im Sterberegister gelesen; obituary columnSterberegister nt

obituary [əˈbɪtjʊərɪ] nnecrologio
obituary [əˈbɪtjʊərɪ] nnecrologio

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 muistokirjoitus notice nécrologique מַאֲמָר הֶספֵּד मृत्यु लेख, मृत्यु सूचना obavijest o smrti nekrológ pengumuman kematian dánartilkynning necrologio 死亡記事 사망 광고(기사) 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

obituary نَعْي zpráva o úmrtí 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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