necrology

[nuh-krol-uh-jee, ne-]

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noun, plural ne·crol·o·gies.

a list of persons who have died within a certain time.

a notice of death; obituary.

RELATED WORDS

eulogy, obit, register, announcement

Origin of necrology

First recorded in 1720–30; necro- + -logy

Related formsnec·ro·log·i·cal

[nek-ruh-loj-i-kuh l] /ˌnɛk rəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, nec·ro·log·ic, adjectivenec·ro·log·i·cal·ly, adverbne·crol·o·gist, noun

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Historical Examples of necrology

Necrology—The association has lost heavily by death during the past year.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912
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British Dictionary definitions for necrology

necrology

noun plural -gies

a list of people recently dead

a less common word for obituary

Derived Formsnecrological (ˌnɛkrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivenecrologist, noun

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Word Origin and History for necrology

"register of deaths, obituary," 1705, from necro- + -logy.

Medicine definitions for necrology

necrology

[nə-krŏl′ə-jē]

n.

The science of the collection, classification, and interpretation of mortality statistics.

Related formsne•crol′o•gist n.