obituary

Meaning of obituary

noun
  1. a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person.
    his obituary of Samuel Beckett
    an obituary notice
    it is premature to write the obituary of British science

early 18th century: from medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus ‘death’, from obit- ‘perished’, from the verb obire .

Information about obituary

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of obituary is: obituaries.
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Hyphenation of obituary

obit-u-ary

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • obituary is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

obituary synonyms

Meaning obit:

obit, necrology

Meaning a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died:

eulogy

Translation of obituary

Words that rhyme with obituary

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