obituaries

Variant of obituary

obituary definition

obitu·ary (ō bic̸h′o̵̅o̅ er′ē)

noun pl. obituaries -·ar′·ies

a notice of someone's death, as in a newspaper, usually with a brief biography

Etymology: ML obituarius < L obitus: see obit

adjective

of or recording a death or deaths

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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