First Known Use: 1799
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necrology
noun ne·crol·o·gy \nə-ˈkrä-lə-jē, ne-\
plural ne·crol·o·gies
Definition of NECROLOGY
1
: obituary
2
: a list of the recently dead
— nec·ro·log·i·cal \ˌne-krə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— ne·crol·o·gist \nə-ˈkrä-lə-jist, ne-\ noun
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Origin of NECROLOGY
New Latin necrologium, from necr- + -logium (as in Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy)
Rhymes with NECROLOGY
andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
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