Plural of obituary
regular plural
The plural of obituary is obituaries.
Forms of obituary
| Singular | obituary /əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | obituaries |
| Countable | countable |
Obituaries in a sentence
- You know the Greeks didn't write obituaries.2001 September 13, Marc Klein, Serendipity, spoken by Dean Kansky (Jeremy Piven)
- Walsh’s World Cup obituaries were written; she was England's most valuable player, irreplaceable.2023 August 7, Suzanne Wrack, “England beat Nigeria on penalties to reach Women's World Cup quarter-finals”, in Katharine Viner, editor...
- A job writing obituaries and one online date is not turning my life around.2020, Alexandra Potter, “Failing”, in Confessions of a Forty-Something, London: Macmillan, →ISBN, page 182. From the entry online date
- “We also made it easier to find the column—right next to the obituaries.” He chuckled.2017 October 17, Judy Duarte, chapter 7, in A Cowboy Family Christmas (Rocking Chair Rodeo; 3), Toronto, Ont.: Harlequin Special Edition…. From the entry life's a bitch, and then you die
- The obituaries are concerning me because people are dying in alphabetical order.2013, Norm Macdonald Live, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Norm Macdonald. From the entry alphabetical order
Meaning of obituary
- noun A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a newspaper where notices of deaths are published.
- noun A brief biography of a person (especially one who is well-known) who has recently died, usually describing their life and achievements, particularly in the form of an article in a news publication or an item in a news broadcast.
- noun An announcement or description of the end of something.
Questions about the plural of obituary
- What is the plural of obituary?
- The plural of obituary is obituaries.
- Is obituary countable?
- Obituary is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: obituary (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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