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Date: 1700-1800
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: obituarium, from Latin obitus; OBIT

obituary

 noun
     
Related topics: Newspapers, Publishing
o‧bit‧u‧a‧ry plural obituaries [countable]
TCN an article in a newspaper about the life of someone who has just died
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