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Obituary. An obituary ( obit for short) is an article about a recently deceased person. [1] Newspapers often publish obituaries as news articles. Although obituaries tend to focus on positive aspects of the subject's life, this is not always the case. [2] According to Nigel Farndale, the Obituaries Editor of The Times, obituaries ought to be ...
Meaning "a record or announcement of a death," especially in a newspaper, and including a brief biographical sketch, is from 1738. As an adjective, "relating to or recording a death," from 1828. A similar euphemism is in Old English cognate forðfaran "to die," literally "to go forth;" utsið "death," literally "going out, departure." -ist.
The earliest known use of the word obituary is in the early 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for obituary is from 1701, in the writing of White Kennett, historian and bishop of Peterborough. obituary is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obituarius. See etymology.
The earliest known use of the noun obituarist is in the late 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for obituarist is from 1792, in the writing of ‘Anthony Pasquin’, satirist (real name John Williams). obituarist is formed within English, by derivation.
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The meaning of OBITUARY is a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account. How to use obituary in a sentence.
Earliest known use. 1870s. The earliest known use of the verb obituarize is in the 1870s. OED's earliest evidence for obituarize is from 1877, in a letter by Edward Youmans. obituarize is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: obituary n., ‑ize suffix. See etymology.
uk / əˈbɪtʃ.ʊə.ri / us / oʊˈbɪtʃ.u.er.i / ( informal obit, uk / ˈəʊ.bɪt / us / oʊˈbɪt /) Add to word list. a report, especially in a newspaper, that gives the news of someone's death and details about their life. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Remembering people who have died. bereaved. Devon. epitaph. grieve.
