necrology

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noun (1)

ne·​crol·​o·​gy nə-ˈkrä-lə-jē 

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plural necrologies

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: obituary

2

: a list of the recently dead

necrological

ˌne-krə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 

adjective

necrologist

nə-ˈkrä-lə-jist 

ne-

noun

necrologist

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noun (2)

ne·​crol·​o·​gist nə̇ˈkräləjə̇st 

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plural -s

: one that writes or compiles a necrology

Synonyms of necrology

Noun (1)

• obituary

Examples of necrology in a Sentence

Noun (1)

the club's founder recently died, and this month's newsletter includes a lengthy necrology

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Any year’s necrology calls for a cocktail of sadness and celebration, and 2024—which saw the exits of heroes (Alexei Navalny), villains (O. J. Simpson), and an A-to-Z range of notables from Jim Abrahams (co-creator of the uproarious Airplane! — George Kalogerakis, airmail.news, 28 Dec. 2024

According to the foundation's necrology database, 4,415 men died that day, including 2,502 Americans. — Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 6 June 2023

My complaint about the necrology was the same as always: mute the crowd noise. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

earlier, "register of ecclesiastical deaths, death roll," borrowed from New Latin necrologium, from necro- necro- + -logium (as in Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy)

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for necrology

• anthology
• apology
• astrology
• biology
• christology
• chronology
• conchology
• cosmology
• cryptology
• cytology
• doxology
• ecology