obituary

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Synonyms: orbituary, obiyuary, obitual, obituarily, orbitary

Antonyms: orbituary, obiyuary, obitual, obituarily, orbitary

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|notice}} A [[brief#Adjective|brief]] [[notice#Noun|notice]] of a [[person#Noun|person]]'s [[death]], especially one [[publish]]ed in a [[newspaper]] or other [[publication]]; also {{lb|en|obsolete}}, the [[section#Noun|section]] of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
2. {{senseid|en|biography}}{{lb|en|by extension}} A brief [[biography]] of a person (especially one who is [[well-known]]) who has [[recently]] [[die#Verb|died]], usually [[describe|describing]] their [[life#Noun|life]] and [[achievement]]s, particularly in the [[form#Noun|form]] of an [[article#Noun|article]] in a [[news#Noun|news]] publication or an [[item#Noun|item]] in a news [[broadcast#Noun|broadcast]].
3. {{lb|en|figurative}} An [[announcement]] or [[description]] of the [[end#Noun|end]] of something.
4. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[register#Noun|register]] of deaths, especially one [[maintain]]ed by a [[religious#Adjective|religious]] [[institution]]; a [[necrology]].

Adjective

1. Relating to [[#Noun|obituaries]].

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