obituary.

A published notice or account of a person’s death, often describing their life and achievements.

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Words that belong together

• newspaper obituary
• write an obituary

On the page

The newspaper printed a short obituary.

She found the obituary in an old clipping.

He wrote an obituary for his former teacher.

Usage notes

Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular obituary; plural obituaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.