Found 2 items, similar to obituary.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: obituary obituary n : a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: obit, necrology]
English → English (gcide) Definition: obituary obituary \o*bit"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. Obituaries. [Cf. F. obituaire. See Obit.] 1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person. [1913 Webster] 2. Especially: A notice of the death of a person, published in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as, the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the local papaer. [1913 Webster +PJC] 3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries[2] are printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the obituaries. [PJC] 4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead. [1913 Webster]