obituary
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Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /əˈbɪtjʊərɪ/ or /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊərɪ/ or /əˈbɪtjʊəriː/ or /əʊ̯ˈbɪtjʊəriː/
- (US) IPA (key): /əˈbɪtʃuˌɜri/ or /oʊˈbɪtʃuˌɜri/ or /əˈbɪtʃəri/ or /oʊˈbɪtʃəri/
Audio (UK) (file)
Noun
[change]- (countable) An obituary is a death notice with information of someone who has died, usually published in a newspaper or in a booklet, given to people at funerals.
- His obituary was published yesterday, but did not have the cause of his death.
- At Annie's funeral, a worker from the funeral home, were giving out obituaries to everyone.