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o⋅bit⋅u⋅ar⋅y
[oh-bich-oo-er-ee] 
uˌɛr
noun, plural -ar⋅ies, adjective –noun
| 1. | a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper. |
–adjective
| 2. | of, pertaining to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper. |
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| o·bit·u·ar·y (ō-bĭch'ōō-ěr'ē) n. pl. o·bit·u·ar·ies A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased. [Medieval Latin obituārius, (report) of death, from Latin obitus, death, from past participle of obīre, to meet, meet one's death : ob-, toward; see ob- + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots.] o·bit'u·ar'y adj. |
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Obituary
O*bit"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. Obituaries. [Cf. F. obituaire. See Obit.]1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch. 2. (R.C.Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.
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Language Translation for : obituary
Spanish:
necrología, obituario,
German:
der Nachruf,
Japanese:
死亡記事
obituary
1706, "register of deaths," from M.L. obituarius "a record of the death of a person," lit. "pertaining to death," from L. obitus "departure, a going to meet, encounter" (a euphemism for "death"), from stem of obire "go to meet" (as in mortem obire "meet death"), from ob "to, toward" + ire "go." Meaning "record or announcement of a death, esp. in a newspaper, and including a brief biographical sketch" is from 1738. A similar euphemism is in O.E. cognate forðfaran "to die," lit. "to go forth."
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