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necrology

ne·crol·o·gy [ ne królləjee ] (plural ne·crol·o·gies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. list of dead: a list of people who have died recently or during a specific period

2. obituary: an announcement of somebody's death

[Early 18th century. < medieval Latin necrologium< Greek nekros "corpse"]

nec·ro·log·i·cal [ nèkrə lójjik'l ] adjective
ne·crol·o·gist noun
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