obituary
short biography of someone who recently died
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obituary
Summary
obituary is a literary genre[1]. obituary has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- obituary's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3].
- obituary is a type of news article[4].
- obituary is a type of biography[5].
- obituary is a type of announcement of death[6].
- obituary's Commons category is recorded as Obituaries[7].
- obituary's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Obituaries[8].
- obituary's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Obituaries[9].
- obituary's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok[10].
- obituary's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
- obituary's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
- obituary's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
- obituary's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
- obituary's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
- obituary's different from is recorded as funeral notice[16].
- obituary's different from is recorded as death notice[17].
- obituary's different from is recorded as eulogy[18].
- obituary's different from is recorded as register of deaths[19].
- obituary's different from is recorded as in memoriam card[20].
- obituary's different from is recorded as Q45092341[21].
- obituary's different from is recorded as necrologium[22].
- obituary's uses is recorded as news style[23].
- obituary's hashtag is recorded as necologies[24].
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Definition and Type
obituary's instance of is recorded as literary genre[3]. Recorded subclass of include news article[4], biography[5], and announcement of death[6].
Why It Matters
obituary has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] obituary is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]