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I'm fairly certain when I die that the obituary will say, 'Author of 'Angels in America' dies.' Unless I'm completely forgotten, and then it won't say anything at all.
Tony Kushner

Meaning of "obituary" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD OBITUARY

From Medieval Latin obituārius, from Latin obīre to fall, from ob- down + īre to go.
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PRONUNCIATION OF OBITUARY

obituary  [əˈbɪtjʊərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBITUARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obituary is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBITUARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

obituary

Obituary

An obituary is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person's life and information about the upcoming funeral. In large cities and larger newspapers, obituaries are written only for people considered significant. In local newspapers, an obituary may be published for any local resident upon death. A necrology is a register or list of records of the deaths of people related to a particular organization, group or field, which may only contain the sparsest details, or small obituaries. Historical necrologies can be important sources of information. Two types of paid advertisements are related to obituaries. One, known as a death notice, omits most biographical details and may be a legally required public notice under some circumstances. The other type, a paid memorial advertisement, is usually written by family members or friends, perhaps with assistance from a funeral home. Both types of paid advertisements are usually run as classified advertisements.

Definition of obituary in the English dictionary

The definition of obituary in the dictionary is a published announcement of a death, often accompanied by a short biography of the dead person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBITUARY


curie
ˈkjʊərɪ
Dioscuri
ˌdaɪɒsˈkjʊərɪ
electuary
ɪˈlɛktjʊərɪ
estuary
ˈɛstjʊərɪ
fury
ˈfjʊərɪ
January
ˈdʒænjʊərɪ
microcurie
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌkjʊərɪ
millicurie
ˈmɪlɪˌkjʊərɪ
Newry
ˈnjʊərɪ
ossuary
ˈɒsjʊərɪ
residuary
rɪˈzɪdjʊərɪ
sanctuary
ˈsæŋktjʊərɪ
statuary
ˈstætjʊərɪ
sumptuary
ˈsʌmptjʊərɪ
textuary
ˈtɛkstjʊərɪ
tumultuary
tjuːˈmʌltjʊərɪ
Urey
ˈjʊərɪ
usufructuary
ˌjuːzjʊˈfrʌktjʊərɪ
Venturi
vɛnˈtjʊərɪ
voluptuary
vəˈlʌptjʊərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBITUARY

obi
obiism
obiit
obit
obital
obiter
obiter dicta
obiter dictum
obitual
obituaries
obituarist
obituary column
obj.
object
object ball
object clause
object database
object glass
object language
object lesson

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBITUARY

abortuary
actuary
animal sanctuary
antiquary
bird sanctuary
February
fructuary
mortuary
noctuary
promptuary
quaestuary
reliquary
river estuary
wildlife sanctuary

Synonyms and antonyms of obituary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBITUARY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obituary» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obituary

Translation of «obituary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBITUARY

Find out the translation of obituary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obituary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obituary» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讣告
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

necrológica
570 millions of speakers

English

obituary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मृत्युलेख
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نَعْيٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

некролог
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necrológio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মৃতু্যসম্বন্ধীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nécrologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obituari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Todesanzeige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

死亡記事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사망 기사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obituary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cáo phó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரங்கல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मृत्युलेख
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ölüm
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

necrologio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nekrolog
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

некролог
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necrolog
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρολογία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dödsruna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dødsannonse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obituary

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBITUARY»

The term «obituary» is very widely used and occupies the 12.031 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBITUARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obituary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obituary» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obituary

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10 QUOTES WITH «OBITUARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obituary.
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Spencer Abraham
I always wondered what hearing one's own obituary might sound like, and I sort of feel like I may have just heard part of it at least.
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Brendan Behan
There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.
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Brendan Behan
All publicity is good, except an obituary notice.
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Albert Brooks
When I die, if the word 'thong' appears in the first or second sentence of my obituary, I've screwed up.
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James Corden
When the 'Guardian' is commissioning writers to write obituary pieces about you and your career... it doesn't get much nastier than that. And you've just got to go, 'It doesn't actually matter.'
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Clarence Darrow
I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few obituary notices I have read with pleasure.
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Philip Guedalla
Biography is a very definite region bounded on the north by history, on the south by fiction, on the east by obituary, and on the west by tedium.
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George Jackson
The savage repression of blacks, which can be estimated by reading the obituary columns of the nation's dailies, Fred Hampton, etc., has not failed to register on the black inmates.
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Barbara Kruger
You know, one of the only times I ever wrote about art was the obituary of Warhol that I did for the Village Voice.
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Tony Kushner
I'm fairly certain when I die that the obituary will say, 'Author of 'Angels in America' dies.' Unless I'm completely forgotten, and then it won't say anything at all.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBITUARY»

Discover the use of obituary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obituary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Obituary Writer: A Novel
By telling the stories of the dead, Vivien not only helps others cope with their grief but also begins to understand the devastation of her own terrible loss.
Ann Hood, 2013
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Life After Death: The Art of the Obituary
Life After Death investigates-and celebrates-the development of the obituary form in the British, American, and Australian press.
Nigel Starck, 2006
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Neoconservatism: an obituary for an idea
This book explicates the deepest philosophic principles of neoconservatism, traces the intellectual relationship between the political philosopher Leo Strauss and contemporary neoconservative political actors, and provides a trenchant ...
C. Bradley Thompson, Yaron Brook, 2010
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Obituary Cocktail: The Great Saloons of New Orleans
From urban legends to classic recipes, all is revealed in this collection of fascinating true stories.
‎2011
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The McLaurys in Tombstone, Arizona: An O. K. Corral Obituary
Discusses the history and lives of the McClaughry family of Tombstone, Arizona.
Paul Lee Johnson, 2012
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The Obituary as Collective Memory
A hierarchy of grief could no doubt be enumerated. We have seen it already in the genre of the obituary, where livesarequickly tidiedup,and summarised, humanised, usually marriedor onthe way to be, heterosexual, happy, monogamous. [...].
Bridget Fowler, 2007
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The Obituary Writer
In 1989, twenty-two-year-old Gordie Hatch takes a job as an obituary writer for the St. Louis Independent, but an encounter with young widow Alice Whiting leads him on an obsessive quest in search of the truth behind the Whiting family.
Porter Shreve, 2000
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Obituary Prior to 1800: (as Far as Relates to England, ...
(as Far as Relates to England, Scotland, and Ireland) Sir George John Armytage. VOL. 21.—MARRIAGE LICENCES : Faculty Oflice of the Archbishop of Canterbury, 1543 to 1869. 100. 6d. 1886 25.—MARRIAGE LICENCES : Bishop of London ...
Sir George John Armytage, 1901
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The Death of the Irish Language: A Qualified Obituary
Using a blend of statistical analysis with field survery among native Irish speakers, Reg Hindley explores the reasons for the decline of the Irish language and investigates the relationships between geographical environment and language ...
Reg Hindley, 1990
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First love ; & Look for my obituary
These two novellas are characterized by clarity of style and dramatic presentation of affairs of the heart.
Elena Garro, David Unger, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBITUARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obituary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Elizabeth McIntosh, secret agent - obituary
Elizabeth McIntosh, who has died aged 100, was a “black propaganda” specialist for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the wartime ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Wayne Carson, songwriter - obituary
Wayne Carson, the American songwriter who has died aged 72, was responsible for such popular classics as The Letter and Always on My ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Reverend Joyce Bennett, Anglican priest - obituary
The Reverend Joyce Bennett, who has died aged 91, made history in December 1971 when she became the first Englishwoman to be ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Nick Ryman, vigneron - obituary
Nick Ryman, who has died aged 83, inherited Ryman stationers aged 20 and, with his brother Desmond, transformed it into a nationwide ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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This Hilarious Obituary Celebrates a Woman—And Her Stuff
So instead they used the junk to create a tribute to their mother, in the form of a delightfully funny obituary. “She left behind a hell of a lot of stuff ... «TIME, Jul 15»
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Obituary: Swami Veda Bharati's spiritual influence extended to …
Swami Veda Bharati began teaching yoga at the age of 9. He was a founder of the Meditation Center in Minneapolis, and his spiritual influence ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Dr. Charles Rubin, pediatric cancer specialist, dies at 62
Read the obituary. Abena Joan Brown, one of the ... Read the obituary. (Erik Unger, Chicago Tribune) ... Read the obituary. Dr. Charles Rubin, a ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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EL Doctorow, author - obituary
E L Doctorow, the novelist and editor, who has died aged 84, was one of the most important American literary figures of the past half century. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
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Obituary: Jerry Bailey, Minnetonka landscape architect, war veteran …
Jerry Bailey found so much joy in life, he wouldn't let fear get in the way. He zip-lined above North Carolina's lush canopy near the Green River ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
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Nova Pilbeam, actress - obituary
Nova Pilbeam, who has died aged 95, was celebrated in the 1930s as Britain's leading child and teenage star on both stage and screen; yet ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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