Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for O-BIT'U-A-RY
O-BIT'U-A-RY, n. [Fr. obituaire.]
- A list of the dead, or a register of obitual anniversary days, when service is performed for the dead. Encyc.
- An account of persons deceased; notice of the death of a person, often accompanied with a brief biographical sketch of his character.
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