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OBITUARY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obituary mean? 

OBITUARY (noun)
  The noun OBITUARY has 1 sense:

1. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biographyplay

  Familiarity information: OBITUARY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OBITUARY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

necrology; obit; obituary

Hypernyms ("obituary" is a kind of...):

notice (an announcement containing information about an event)


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