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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
obituary \o*bit"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. Obituaries. [Cf. F. obituaire. See Obit.]
That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.
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.
pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries[2] are printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the obituaries.
(R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1706, "register of deaths," from Medieval Latin obituarius "a record of the death of a person," literally "pertaining to death," from Latin obitus "departure, a going to meet, encounter" (a euphemism for "death"), from stem of obire "go toward, go to meet" (as in mortem obire "meet death"), from ob "to, toward" (see ob-) + ire "to go" (see ion). Meaning "record or announcement of a death, especially in a newspaper, and including a brief biographical sketch" is from 1738. As an adjective from 1828. A similar euphemism is in Old English cognate forðfaran "to die," literally "to go forth;" utsið "death," literally "going out, departure."
Wiktionary
n. 1 A brief notice of a person’s death, as published in a newspaper. 2 A biography of a recently deceased person, written by a journalist and published in a newspaper.
WordNet
Wikipedia
Obituary is an American death metal band formed in October 1984 in Tampa, Florida, under the name Executioner, then changed the name's spelling to Xecutioner before eventually changing their name to Obituary in 1988. The band consists of vocalist John Tardy, lead guitarist Kenny Andrews, rhythm guitarist Trevor Peres, bassist Terry Butler, and drummer Donald Tardy. Obituary has gone through several lineup changes, with Peres and the Tardy brothers being the only constant members. The band was a fundamental act in the development of death metal music, and is one of the most successful death metal bands of all time.
An obituary (obit for short) is a news article that reports the recent death of a person, typically along with an account of the person's life and information about the upcoming funeral. In large cities and larger newspapers, obituaries are written only for people considered significant. In local newspapers, an obituary may be published for any local resident upon death. A necrology is a register or list of records of the deaths of people related to a particular organization, group or field, which may only contain the sparsest details, or small obituaries. Historical necrologies can be important sources of information.
Two types of paid advertisements are related to obituaries. One, known as a death notice, omits most biographical details and may be a legally required public notice under some circumstances. The other type, a paid memorial advertisement, is usually written by family members or friends, perhaps with assistance from a funeral home. Both types of paid advertisements are usually run as classified advertisements.
An obituary is a death notice.
Obituary may also refer to:
- Obituary (band), an American death metal band
- "Obituary" (short story), a story by Isaac Asimov
- Obituary, a fictional character in the O-Force, in the Marvel Comics universe
- The Obituaries, an American rock band
Obituary is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the August 1959 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and reprinted in Asimov's 1968 collection Asimov's Mysteries.
The story originated when Asimov read the obituary of his friend Cyril Kornbluth in the New York Times, and found himself feeling envy at the size and prominence of Kornbluth's obituary and frustration at the knowledge that he would never know whether his own obituary would be equally prominent. Nine months after Kornbluth's death, Asimov decided to exorcise his feelings by writing this story. Discussing "Obituary" in his autobiography, Asimov notes that it is the only story he wrote with a female narrator.
Usage examples of "obituary".
You surprised yourself during your first mycology lecture, speaking in English of the concepts you knew by heart in Russian as well as Georgian, although your mind kept wandering: You were thinking constantly of your obituary.
His mind ran on, writing its own obituary: Peron of Turcanta, twenty years old, who survived the dunes of Talimantor Desert, the night woods of Villasylvia, the Hendrack Maze, the water caverns of Charant, the Capandor glaciers, the abyssal depths of the Lackro Trench .
I heard them tell Calvin Seaver, the security guy, someone was a problem, and then read an obituary.
There would be a Times obituary for him, one of considerable length and detail, no doubt, but possessing none of the passion and rending torment of a shivah to mark his passage from life.
This was a brief obituary notice which referred to the death of Cyril Wycliff, stating that his demise had been the result of thrombosis, from which he had been ailing.
Almost before the smoke of the conflict has lifted we read the obituaries of the unsepultured dead.
In newspapers the following day, November 8, 1962, the Camperdown obituaries were respectfully long, though even longer were those for Mrs.
So Reporter Crawford of the Post ran what amounted to the obituary of his old town-taming pal, and Miss Morgana Floyd of the Arvada Orphan Asylum left the mason jar of blue chickory her orphans had picked for their hero at the front desk.
His obituary described him as a millionaire, a traveller in Central America, and a collector of works of Mesoamerican art that were the envy of museums worldwide.
Jamie Nickle was the only one from the time-travel project she was able to find outside obituaries.
I should have told Fellowes not to run anything m the early editions, but to have the obituary prepared, and then to hold it until either Winston or he had been contacted in Canada.
I hope so, because the thought of you becoming a new addendum to the obituary disturbs me.
The obituary notice in Boston's Columbian Centinel emphasized her importance to her husband's career in public service and thus to the nation: Possessing at every period of life, the unlimited confidence, as well as affection of her husband, she was admitted at all times to share largely of his thoughts.
Soon after Mantell’s death an arrestingly uncharitable obituary appeared in the Literary Gazette.
Obituaries were full of interesting items: birthplaces, relatives, and other items that could conceivably lead him to some valuable information.