obituary
noun
obit·u·ary
| \ ə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē
, ō-, -ˈbi-chə-rē\
, ō-, -ˈbi-chə-rē\
plural obituaries
Definition of obituary
: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
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Other Words from obituary
obituarist
\ ə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwər-ist
, -ˈbi-chə-rist , ō- \
noun
, -ˈbi-chə-rist , ō- \
noun
obituary
adjective
Examples of obituary in a Sentence
I read her obituary in the newspaper.
several obituaries for Herman Melville portrayed him as an obscure, largely forgotten author
Recent Examples on the Web
There are not just more truthful but also more interesting ways of writing an obituary for the American Empire. — David Rieff, Harper's magazine, "An American in the Treetops," 19 Aug. 2019 Brian Koch, owner of the funeral home, told USA TODAY that the family wrote the obituaries for both their children, and that Connor's was removed at their request. — Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Family of Dayton gunman apologizes for writing 'insensitive' obituary," 14 Aug. 2019 The 46-year-old health-care communications consultant even wrote an obituary about him for the newsletter of the dog-walking group at the cemetery on Capitol Hill. — Clarence Williams, chicagotribune.com, "District of Columbia’s first pet cemetery to open at a historic graveyard," 11 July 2019 An obituary for Callahan’s mother indicates that Ingol is Callahan’s son. — Robin Goist, cleveland.com, "Barberton man fatally shot in his driveway, police say," 19 June 2019 Eisenzimmer, who died Aug. 1 at 83 according to a funeral home obituary, was also a founder of Oregon Taxpayers United which promoted Measure 5 and would later hire anti-tax activist Bill Sizemore. — Hillary Borrud | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "Oregon businessman and anti-tax activist dead at age 83," 16 Aug. 2019 An obituary of Megan remains on the site but also makes no mention of the shooting – or of Connor. — CBS News, "Dayton shooter's parents apologize for "insensitive" obituary," 15 Aug. 2019 Rolling Stone then paid tribute to him with a full-page obituary — a rare gesture for a non-musician. — Ray Cavanaugh, Time, "Max Yasgur Rented Out His Farm for Woodstock. His Neighbors Sued Him," 14 Aug. 2019 An online obituary identified him as Sabah Karoomi Aso and said services were held for him Thursday at Our Mother of Perpetual Help Syriac Catholic Church in El Cajon. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Victim identified in fiery head-on crash in Jamul," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obituary.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for obituary
obituary
noun
English Language Learners Definition of obituary
: an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has died recently
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obituary
noun
obit·u·ary
| \ ō-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē
\
\
plural obituaries
Kids Definition of obituary
: a notice of a person's death (as in a newspaper)
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