necrology
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ne·crol·o·gy
noun \nə-ˈkrä-lə-jē, ne-\ plural ne·crol·o·gies
Definition of NECROLOGY
1
: obituary
2
: a list of the recently dead
— nec·ro·log·i·cal \ˌne-krə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\ adjective
— ne·crol·o·gist \nə-ˈkrä-lə-jist, ne-\ noun
Examples of NECROLOGY
- <the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology>
Origin of NECROLOGY
New Latin necrologium, from necr- + -logium (as in Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy)
First Known Use: 1799
Rhymes with NECROLOGY
andrology, anthology, apology, astrology, biology, bryology, cetology, Christology, chronology, conchology, cosmology, cryptology, cytology, dendrology, doxology, ecology, enology, ethnology, ethology, fetology, garbology, gemology, geology, graphology, haplology, histology, homology, horology, hydrology, hymnology, Indology, limnology, lithology, mixology, morphology, mycology, myology, mythology, nephrology, neurology, nosology, oncology, ontology, oology, pathology, pedology, penology, petrology, phlebology, phonology, phrenology, phycology, proctology, psychology, scatology, seismology, serology, sexology, sinology, symbology, tautology, technology, tetralogy, theology, topology, trichology, typology, ufology, urology, virology, zoology
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