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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
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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. doodsberigعَمود في جَريدَه يُنْشَر فيه النَّعْي مع تَرْجَمَة موجَزَه لِحياة الفَقيدнекрологnekrolognekrologder Nachrufνεκρολογίαnecrología, obituariojärelehüüeآگهی درگذشتmuistosanatnotice nécrologiqueמַאֲמָר הֶספֵּדमृत्यु लेख, मृत्यु सूचनाobavijest o smrtinekrológpengumuman kematiandánartilkynningnecrologio死亡記事부고nekrologasnekrologsobituarioverlijdensberichtminneord, nekrolognekrolognecrológionecrologнекрологnekrológosmrtnicasmrtovnicadödsruna, nekrolog, dödsannonsการประกาศข่าวมรณกรรมölüm ilânı訃告некрологموت کي خبرcáo phó讣告

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