obituary

o·bit·u·ar·y

noun

The definition of an obituary is a notice of a death in the newspaper, usually with a biography.

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.

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obituary

noun

pl. -·ar·ies

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

Origin of obituary

Medieval Latin obituarius from Classical Latin obitus: see obit

of or recording a death or deaths

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obituary

noun

pl. o·bit·u·ar·ies

A published notice of a death, sometimes with a brief biography of the deceased.

Origin of obituary

Medieval Latin obituārius (report) of death from Latin obitus death from past participle of obīre to meet, meet one's death ob- toward ; see ob- . īre to go ; see ei- in Indo-European roots.

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o·bit′u·ar′y
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Noun

(plural obituaries)

A brief notice of a person's death, as published in a newspaper.
A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.

Origin

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").

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