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ne·crol·o·gy

 (nə-krŏl′ə-jē, nĕ-)
n. pl. ne·crol·o·gies
1. A list of people who have died, especially in the recent past or during a specific period.
2. An obituary.
nec′ro·log′ic (nĕk′rə-lŏj′ĭk), nec′ro·log′i·cal adj.
ne·crol′o·gist n.
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necrology

(nɛˈkrɒlədʒɪ)
n, pl -gies
1. a list of people recently dead
2. a less common word for obituary
necrological, necrologic adj
neˈcrologist n
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ne•crol•o•gy

(nəˈkrɒl ə dʒi, nɛ-)

n., pl. -gies.
1. a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
2. a notice of death; obituary.
nec•ro•log•i•cal (ˌnɛk rəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) adj.
ne•crol′o•gist, n.
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necrology

1. an announcement of death; obituary.
2. a list of persons who have died within a certain time. Also necrologue. — necrologist, n.
See also: Death
-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.necrology - a notice of someone's deathnecrology - a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
obit, obituary
notice - an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale
2.necrology - a list of people who died recently
list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)
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Translations
nekrologas

necrology

[neˈkrɒlədʒɪ] N → necrología f
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necrology

n (form) → Totenverzeichnis nt, → Nekrologium nt; (= obituary) → Nachruf m, → Nekrolog m
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ne·crol·o·gy

n. necrología, estudio de estadísticas referentes a la mortalidad.
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