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.

Origin of necrology

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

Other words from necrology

nec·ro·log·i·cal [nek-ruh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌnɛk rəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, nec·ro·log·ic, adjective
nec·ro·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
ne·crol·o·gist, noun

Words Nearby necrology

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How to use necrology in a sentence

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 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for necrology

necrology

/ (nɛˈkrɒlədʒɪ) /

nounplural -gies

a list of people recently dead
a less common word for obituary

Derived forms of necrology

necrological (ˌnɛkrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
necrologist, noun

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