Obituaries Word Meaning

Etymology:

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

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Definition:

a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person

Short Definition:

notice of death

Examples:

• his obituary of Samuel Beckett
• an obituary notice
• it is premature to write the obituary of British science