obituary: Meaning and Definition of

o•bit•u•ar•y

Pronunciation: (ō-bich'-er"ē), [key]

— n., pl. adj. -ar•ies,

—n.

a notice of the death of a person, often with a biographical sketch, as in a newspaper.

—adj.

of, pertaining to, or recording a death or deaths: the obituary page of a newspaper.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

See also:

obituary (Thesaurus)

obiter dictum obj.

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