obituary

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /əˈbɪtjʊərɪ/ or /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊərɪ/ or /əˈbɪtjʊəriː/ or /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊəriː/
  • (US) IPA (key): /əˈbɪtʃuˌɜri/ or /oʊˈbɪtʃuˌɜri/ or /əˈbɪtʃəri/ or /oʊˈbɪtʃəri/
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Noun[change]

Singular
obituary

Plural
obituaries

Obituaries on a wall.
  1. (countable) An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals.
    His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death.
    At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.