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Definition of obituary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

obituary

noun
 
/əˈbɪtʃuəri/
 
/əʊˈbɪtʃueri/
(plural obituaries)
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  1. an article about somebody’s life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died
    • an obituary column/notice
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    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + obituary
    • write
    • print
    • publish
    • …
    obituary + noun
    • column
    • notice
    • page
    • …
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    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from medieval Latin obituarius, from Latin obitus ‘death’, from obit- ‘perished’, from the verb obire.
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