Definitions for obituaryoʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr i
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•bit•u•ar•yoʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr i(n.; adj.)(pl.)-ar•ies
(n.)a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.
(adj.)of, pertaining to, or recording obituaries.
Origin of obituary:
1700–10; < ML obituārius < L obitu(s) death (see obit )
o•bit′u•ar•ist(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obituary, obit, necrology(noun)
a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
obituary(noun)ʊˈbɪtʃ uˌɛr i
a newspaper article about sb who has died
Wiktionary
obituary(Noun)
A brief notice of a personu2019s death, as published in a newspaper.
obituary(Noun)
A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.
Webster Dictionary
Obituary(noun)
that which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch
Obituary(noun)
a list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead
Translations for obituary
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
obituary(noun)
a notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's death, often with an account of his life and work.
- doodsberigAfrikaans
- عَمود في جَريدَه يُنْشَر فيه النَّعْي مع تَرْجَمَة موجَزَه لِحياة الفَقيدArabic
- некрологBulgarian
- obituárioPortuguese (BR)
- nekrologCzech
- der NachrufGerman
- nekrologDanish
- νεκρολογίαGreek
- necrología, obituarioSpanish
- järelehüüeEstonian
- آگهی درگذشتFarsi
- muistokirjoitusFinnish
- notice nécrologiqueFrench
- מַאֲמָר הֶספֵּדHebrew
- मृत्यु लेख, मृत्यु सूचनाHindi
- obavijest o smrtiCroatian
- nekrológHungarian
- pengumuman kematianIndonesian
- dánartilkynningIcelandic
- necrologioItalian
- 死亡記事Japanese
- 사망 광고(기사)Korean
- nekrologasLithuanian
- nekrologsLatvian
- obituariMalay
- overlijdensberichtDutch
- minneord, nekrologNorwegian
- nekrologPolish
- آگهی درگذشتPersian
- اعلان فوتىPashto
- necrológioPortuguese
- necrologRomanian
- некрологRussian
- nekrológSlovak
- osmrtnicaSlovenian
- smrtovnicaSerbian
- dödsruna, nekrolog, dödsannonsSwedish
- การประกาศข่าวมรณกรรมThai
- ölüm ilânıTurkish
- 訃告Chinese (Trad.)
- некрологUkrainian
- موت کي خبرUrdu
- cáo phóVietnamese
- 讣告Chinese (Simp.)
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