First Known Use: 1703
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obituary
noun obit·u·ary \ə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē, ō-, -ˈbi-chə-rē\
: an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has died recently
plural obit·u·ar·ies
Full Definition of OBITUARY
: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
— obit·u·ar·ist \-ˈbi-chə-ˌwər-ist, -ˈbi-chə-rist\ noun
— obituary adjective
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Origin of OBITUARY
Medieval Latin obituarium, from Latin obitus death
Rhymes with OBITUARY
apothecary, bicentenary, confectionary, confectionery, consigliere, constabulary, contemporary, deflationary, disciplinary, discretionary, diversionary, epistolary, exclusionary, expansionary, extemporary, extraordinary, fiduciary, hereditary, illusionary, imaginary, incendiary, inflationary, insanitary, intercalary, involuntary, itinerary, judiciary, lending library, marionberry, olallieberry, on the contrary, pecuniary, pituitary, precautionary, preliminary, presidiary, probationary, proprietary, provisionary, reactionary, subliterary, subsidiary, tercentenary, unnecessary, veterinary, vocabulary, voluptuary
OBITUARY Defined for Kids
obituary
noun obit·u·ary \ō-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē\
plural obit·u·ar·ies
Definition of OBITUARY for Kids
: a notice of a person's death (as in a newspaper)
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