necrology noun.
[nɛ'krɒlǝdʒi] E18.[medieval Latin
necrologium, formed as
NECRO- +
-LOGY. In senses 2, 3 infl. by French
nécrologie.]
1. An ecclesiastical or monastic register containing entries of the deaths of people connected with, or commemorated by, a church, monastery, etc.
E18.b. A list of people who have died during a certain period; a death-roll.
M19.c. An account of a number of deaths, esp. as due to a particular cause.
M20.2. An obituary notice.
L18.3. The history of the dead.
M19. ■ necro'logical
adjective of or pertaining to (a) necrology
E19. ■ necro'logically
adverb E19. ■ necrologist
noun the author of an obituary notice
E19. ■ necrologue
[-lɒg] noun an obituary notice
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