necrology
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necrology
- /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/ UK
Rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
Where it comes from
From necro- + -logy.
noun necrologies
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A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
Similar: obituary
- A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time. Voltaire and Rousseau died in 1778, d'Alembert in 1783, and Diderot in 1784, while leading salonnières Mesdames du Deffand and d'Épinay passed away in 1780 and 1783. Beneath this sombre necrology, important shifts were occurring in the workings of the public sphere and in the sites in which opinion
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A notice of death.
Hershel Weinshenk-Tausik in Prague, who 1655 wrote a necrology on the chazzan Lippman Popper
Similar: obituary
- The study of death or the dead.
Translations
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noun listing of people who have died
| Español | necrología |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 過去帳 kakochō, 鬼籍 kiseki |
| 中文 | 死者名冊 /死者名册 sǐzhě míngcè |
| Français | nécrologie, nécrologe |
| Deutsch | Nekrolog |
| Italiano | necrologia |
| Русский | некроло́г nekrológ |
noun notice of death
| 日本語 | 訃報 fuhō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 死亡啟事 /死亡启事 sǐwáng qǐshì |
| Русский | некроло́г nekrológ |
Talk about this word "necrology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/necrology. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. necrology. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/necrology "necrology." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/necrology.Cite this
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title = {necrology},
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