NECROLOGY


Meaning of NECROLOGY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ nə-ˈkrä-lə-jē, ne- ]

noun

( plural -gies )

Etymology: New Latin necrologium, from necr- + -logium (as in Medieval Latin eulogium eulogy)

Date: 1799

1. : obituary

2. : a list of the recently dead

• nec·ro·log·i·cal ˌne-krə-ˈlä-ji-kəl adjective

• ne·crol·o·gist nə-ˈkrä-lə-jist, ne- noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.