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/neuh krol"euh jee, ne-/, n., pl. necrologies.1. a list of persons who have died within a certain time.2. a notice of death; obituary.[1720-30; NECRO- + -LOGY]
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Necrology (EP) — Necrology EP by General Surgery Released November, 1991 … Wikipedia
Necrology — Ne*crol o*gy, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. nekro s a dead person + logy: cf. F. n[ e]crologie. See {Necromancy}.] An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary notices. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
necrology — (n.) register of deaths, obituary, 1705, from NECRO (Cf. necro ) + LOGY (Cf. logy) … Etymology dictionary
necrology — [nə kräl′ə jē, nəkrälə jē] n. pl. necrologies [ModL necrologium: see NECRO & LOGY] 1. a list of people who have died within a certain period, as that in a newspaper 2. a death notice; obituary necrological [nek΄rə läj′i kəl] adj. necrologically… … English World dictionary
necrology — noun a) A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time. The fare structure is one reason Independence Air has joined a necrology of low cost carriers that stretches over four decades. b) A notice of death; an obituary … Wiktionary
Necrology (album) — Infobox Album Name = Necrology Type = EP Artist = General Surgery Released = November, 1991 Recorded = Genre = Goregrind Length = 15:35 Label = Relapse Records Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Necrology is General… … Wikipedia
necrology — 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 • necrological adjective • necrologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
necrology — The science of the collection, classification, and interpretation of mortality statistics. [necro + G. logos, study] * * * n. the study of the phenomena of death, involving determination of the moment of death and the different changes that occur … Medical dictionary
Necrology — Register kept by a monastery recording the names and date of death of everyone connected with it, e.g. monks and those who gave gifts of money or land. Such a register kept by the *Cluniac order contained some 48,000 names. [< Gr. nekros = a… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
necrology — Synonyms and related words: Clio, Muse of history, adventures, annals, arch, autobiography, barrow, bill of mortality, biographical sketch, biography, body count, boundary stone, brass, bust, cairn, case history, casualty list, cenotaph,… … Moby Thesaurus
