NECROLOGY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does necrology mean? 

• NECROLOGY (noun)
  The noun NECROLOGY has 2 senses:

1. a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

2. a list of people who died recently

  Familiarity information: NECROLOGY used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NECROLOGY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

necrology; obit; obituary

Hypernyms ("necrology" is a kind of...):

notice (an announcement containing information about an event)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A list of people who died recently

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("necrology" is a kind of...):

list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))