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necrology
Necrology (noun) means a register kept by a church, listing the names of members or associates who have died.
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A register kept by a church, listing the names of members or associates who have died.
2
A necrology is a list of the people who died in a particular period.
3
A necrology is an announcement that someone has died.
"Hershel Weinshenk-Tausik in Prague, who 1655 wrote a necrology on the chazzan Lippman Popper"
— Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development (1929)
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Necrology is the academic study of death and dead people.
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Etymology
Formed from necro- and -logy.
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What is the meaning of necrology?
"necrology" (noun) means a register kept by a church, listing the names of members or associates who have died.
What is another word for necrology?
Other words for "necrology" include obit, obituary.
What are the different meanings of necrology?
"necrology" has 3 main meanings: 1. A register kept by a church, listing the names of members or associates who have died; 2. A necrology is a list of the people who died in a particular period; 3. A necrology is an announcement that someone has died.
