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obituary

[ oh-bich-oo-er-ee ]

noun

, plural o·bit·u·ar·ies.
  1. a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or recording a death or deaths:

    the obituary page of a newspaper.

obituary

/ əˈbɪtjʊərɪ /

noun

  1. a published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person


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Derived Forms

  • oˈbituarist, noun

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Other Words From

  • o·bitu·ar·ist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obituary1

1700–10; < Medieval Latin obituārius, equivalent to Latin obitu ( s ) death ( obit ) + -ārius -ary

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Word History and Origins

Origin of obituary1

C18: from Medieval Latin obituārius, from Latin obīre to fall, from ob- down + īre to go

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Example Sentences

Over the years, Crawford has been largely silent, speaking out only for an as-told-to obituary to Houston published in Esquire.

As far as he is concerned, they're preparing his obituary and he doesn't care to attend the funeral.

And a generation of obituary writers have paid tribute to celebrities as well as everyday people.

Marilyn Johnson explored the subculture of obituary scribes in her wonderful 2006 book, The Dead Beat.

Because in 2014, there really is no such thing as bad publicity…except your own obituary.

We read of Turgenev who was arrested and exiled to his distant estates for writing a brief obituary notice of Gogol.

Good heavens, Odin thought, what a cold-blooded obituary for any race!

I mention the circumstance to shew that this special department of obituary masonry, as all others, was prone to imitations.

Did you ever hear an obituary declare a woman to be a dutiful daughter, a kind wife, a faithful mother?

According to the Obituary record, he “fairly decorated the choir of the church with most beautiful stone-work cunningly carved.”

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