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necrological

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ne⋅crol⋅o⋅gy

  [nuh-krol-uh-jee, ne-]
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–noun, plural -gies.
1. a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
2. a notice of death; obituary.
Origin:
1720–30; necro- + -logy

Related forms:
nec⋅ro⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [nek-ruh-loj-i-kuhl] , nec⋅ro⋅log⋅ic, adjective
nec⋅ro⋅log⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
ne⋅crol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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ne·crol·o·gy   (nə-krŏl'ə-jē, ně-)   
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.

nec'ro·log'ic (něk'rə-lŏj'ĭk), nec'ro·log'i·cal adj., ne·crol'o·gist n.
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necrology ne·crol·o·gy (nə-krŏl'ə-jē, ně-)
n.
The science of the collection, classification, and interpretation of mortality statistics.

ne·crol'o·gist n.

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