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necrology

Pronunciation:  nu'krâlujee

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a list of people who died recently
  2. [n]  a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
 
 Synonyms: obit, obituary
 
 See Also: announcement, list, listing, promulgation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ne*crol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. ? a dead
person + -logy: cf. F. n['e]crologie. See {Necromancy}.]
An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a
collection of obituary notices.

 
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