obituary

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin obituārius (“obituary”) + English -ary (suffix denoting something relating to another thing or used in a place). Obituārius is derived from Latin obitus (“act of approaching or going toward, an approach; act of going down, setting; of the sun: sunset; death; destruction, downfall, ruin”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); while obitus is a noun use of the perfect passive participle of obeō (“to go to meet, go towards; (figurative) to die, pass away, perish; (astronomy) to set”), from ob- (prefix meaning ‘toward’) + eō (“to go, move”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- (“to go”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃɹi/, /əˈbɪtjʊ(ə)ɹi/, /əʊ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /əˈbɪt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃuˌɜɹi/, /əˈbɪt͡ʃəɹi/, /oʊ-/ Hyphenation: obi‧tu‧a‧ry === Noun === obituary (plural obituaries) A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published. (notice): Synonym: (colloquial) obit (by extension) A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast. (figurative) An announcement or description of the end of something. (historical) A register of deaths, especially one maintained by a religious institution; a necrology. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== obital (obsolete) obitual ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Adjective === obituary (comparative more obituary, superlative most obituary) Relating to obituaries. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === obituary on Wikipedia.Wikipedia William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “obituary”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “obituary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. “obituary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.