obituary
a public notice following someone's death
TRANSLATION
Todesanzeige, Nachruf
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"OBITUARY -- Author Douglas Adams dies -- Author Douglas Adams, who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has died suddenly aged 49. Alan Yentob, the BBC director of drama and entertainment, said: "Douglas was a big character who will be hugely missed by a host of friends and millions of fans around the world."
(BBC News - 14 May 2001)
(BBC News - 14 May 2001)
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Etymology: Medieval Latin obituarium, from Latin obitus death
Date: 1738
: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
Etymology: Medieval Latin obituarium, from Latin obitus death
Date: 1738
: a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
