/ əˈbɪtʃuəri; NAmE oʊˈbɪtʃueri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) an article about sb's life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: from medieval Latin obituarius , from Latin obitus death, from obit- perished, from the verb obire .