obituary

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əˈbɪtjʊəɹɪ/, /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊəɹɪ/, /əˈbɪtjʊəɹiː/, /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊəɹiː/

Noun

obituary (plural obituaries)

1. A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper.
2. A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.
3. A register of deaths in a monastery.

Related terms

• obit
• obitual
• obituarist

Translations

• French: nécrologie
• German: Todesanzeige, Traueranzeige
• Portuguese: obituário
• Russian: некроло́г
• Spanish: necrología, obituario

Translations

• German: Nachruf, Nekrolog
• Portuguese: obituário
• Russian: некроло́г

Adjective

obituary (not comparable)

1. Relating to the death of a person.

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