NECROLOGY
necrology
(noun) a list of people who died recently
obituary, obit, necrology
(noun) a notice of someone’s death; usually includes a short biography
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
necrology (countable and uncountable, plural necrologies)
(church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.
A notice of death.
Synonym: obituary
(uncountable) The study of death or the dead.
Source: Wiktionary
Ne*crol"o*gy, n.; pl. Necrologies. Etym: [Gr. -logy: cf. F. nécrologie. See Necromancy.]
Definition: An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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