obituary
[ oh-bich-oo-er-ee ]
/ oʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr i /
noun, plural o·bit·u·ar·ies.
a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
adjective
of, relating to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper.
Origin of obituary
OTHER WORDS FROM obituary
o·bit·u·ar·ist, nounWords nearby obituary
obi,
obie,
obiit,
obit,
obiter dictum,
obituary,
obj.,
object,
object ball,
object choice,
object code
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British Dictionary definitions for obituary
obituary
/ (əˈbɪtjʊərɪ) /
noun plural -aries
a published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person
Derived forms of obituary
obituarist, nounWord Origin for obituary
C18: from Medieval Latin
obituārius, from Latin
obīre to fall, from
ob- down +
īre to go