Obituary Definition
ō-bĭcho͝o-ĕrē
obituaries
noun
obituaries
A notice of someone's death, as in a newspaper, usually with a brief biography.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- necrology
- obit
- eulogy
- death notice
- announcement
- mortuary tribute
Antonyms:
- birth announcement
adjective
Of or recording a death or deaths.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Obituary
Noun
Singular:
obituaryPlural:
obituariesOrigin of Obituary
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From Medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus (“a going to a place, approach, usually a going down, setting (as of the sun), fall, ruin, death"), from obire (“to go or come to, usually go down, set, fall, perish, die"), from ob (“toward, to") + ire (“to go").
From Wiktionary
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Medieval Latin obituārius (report) of death from Latin obitus death from past participle of obīre to meet, meet one's death ob- toward ob– īre to go ei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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