obituary

o*bit"u*a*ry

, n.;
pl. Obituaries (#).
[Cf. F. obituaire. See Obit.] 1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.
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2. Especially: A notice of the death of a person, published in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as, the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the local papaer.
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3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries{2} are printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the obituaries.
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4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.
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