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单词 necrology
释义

necrology

[ nuh-krol-uh-jee, ne- ]
/ nəˈkrɒl ə dʒi, nɛ- /
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noun, plural ne·crol·o·gies.

a list of persons who have died within a certain time.
a notice of death; obituary.

Origin of necrology

First recorded in 1720–30; necro- + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM necrology

nec·ro·log·i·cal [nek-ruh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌnɛk rəˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, nec·ro·log·ic, adjectivenec·ro·log·i·cal·ly, adverbne·crol·o·gist, noun

Words nearby necrology

necrobiotic xanthogranuloma, necrocytosis, necrogenic, necrogenic wart, necrolatry, necrology, necrolysis, necromancer, necromancy, necromania, necromimesis
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Example sentences from the Web for necrology

  • Necrology—The association has lost heavily by death during the past year.

    Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912|Various

British Dictionary definitions for necrology

necrology
/ (nɛˈkrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun plural -gies

a list of people recently dead
a less common word for obituary

Derived forms of necrology

necrological (ˌnɛkrəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivenecrologist, noun
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Medical definitions for necrology

necrology
[ nə-krŏlə-jē ]

n.

The science of the collection, classification, and interpretation of mortality statistics.

Other words from necrology

ne•crolo•gist n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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