Return to the home page.

Expand/collapse menu.

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Expand/collapse menu.

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Expand/collapse menu.

Expand/collapse menu.

Word of the Day

Subscriber Help

Expand/collapse menu.

More Word Games

Daily Crosswords

Expand/collapse menu.

Open Dictionary

Alphabetical Browse

Browse Categories

Submit an Entry

Expand/collapse menu.

Spelling Bee Hive

Hive Headquarters

Spelling Champion

Spelling Reform

Expand/collapse menu.

Word for the Wise

Today's Broadcast

Expand/collapse menu.

Books and CD-Roms

Online Services

Palm and Pocket PC

Expand/collapse menu.

Looking Up a Word

Citing the Dictionary

Audio Pronunciations

Word Games Help

Expand/collapse menu.

Merriam-Webster FAQ

Advertising Info

Copyright Notice

Also Visit:
Unabridged
Visual

ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Word Central
Spell It!

obituary

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

obituaries

Main Entry:: obit·u·ary
Pronunciation:: \ə-ˈbi-chə-ˌwer-ē, ō-, -ˈbi-chə-rē\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural obit·u·ar·ies
Etymology:: Medieval Latin obituarium, from Latin obitus death
Date:: 1703

: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account

— obit·u·ar·ist

Listen to the pronunciation of obituarist

\-ˈbi-chə-ˌwər-ist, -ˈbi-chə-rist\ noun

— obituary adjective

Learn more about "obituary" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "obituary" in the Visual Thesaurus

Find Jobs in Your City

Pronunciation Symbols