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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

obituary \o*bit"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Obituaries}. [Cf. F.
obituaire. See {Obit}.]
1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or
death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.
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2. Especially: A notice of the death of a person, published
in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a
biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as,
the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the
local papaer.
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3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries[2] are
printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the
obituaries.
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4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of
anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.
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