The definition of an obituary is a notice of a death in the newspaper, usually with a biography.
(noun)When a person dies and a notice is published in the paper saying her name, stating that she was a beloved mother, listing her surviving relatives and when the service will be, this is an example of an obituary.
See obituary in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. obituaries
Origin: ML obituarius < L obitus: see obit
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noun pl. o·bit·u·ar·ies
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Origin: Medieval Latin obituārius, (report) of death
Origin: , from Latin obitus, death
Origin: , from past participle of obīre, to meet, meet one's death
Origin: : ob-, toward; see ob-
Origin: + īre, to go; see ei- in Indo-European roots
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