noun
obituary
oh-BICH-oo-air-ee/əʊˈbɪtʃueri/
A published notice of a person's death, usually with details of that person's life.
Her obituary in the local newspaper describes a lifetime of service.
Etymology
Obitus meant departure and served as a euphemism for death, making the formation literally 'pertaining to death.' A word for a register of deaths became the name for an individual published death notice.
In context
it is a news story and it's written by writers uh typically of that specific newspaper where the obituary is published often times obituaries get confused with with death notices
More examples
- The family writes an obituary that celebrates his love of music.
- I recognize a former neighbor's name in the obituaries.
- The obituary lists her surviving relatives and the funeral date.
Forms
obituary · obituaries
Similar words
- death notice
- Usually shorter, with fewer biographical details than an obituary.
- eulogy
- Praises someone's life, usually in a speech rather than a notice.