Definition for O-BIT'U-A-RY

O-BIT'U-A-RY, n. [Fr. obituaire.]

  1. A list of the dead, or a register of obitual anniversary days, when service is performed for the dead. Encyc.
  2. 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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