Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrological service

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: necro-log-i-cal ser-vice
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

memorial service (an obituary or pre-burial event consisting of eulogies and songs, especially over a deceased celebrity or public figure)

Etymology

First noted in writing in the Taglish elegy of Filipino poet V.I.S. de Veyra for English-language Filipino poet Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta titled Requiem Para Kay Ophie (Dimalanta)---Makata, Kritiko ng Wika which mentions "necrological service" among other Philippine English words and phrases.

Inflected Forms

necrological services (plural)

Questions

What does necrological service mean?: memorial service (an obituary or pre-burial event consisting of eulogies and songs, especially over a deceased celebrity or public figure)
Where does necrological service come from?: First noted in writing in the Taglish elegy of Filipino poet V.I.S. de Veyra for English-language Filipino poet Ophelia Alcantara Dimalanta titled Requiem Para Kay Ophie (Dimalanta)---Makata, Kritiko ng Wika which mentions "necrological service" among other Philippine English words and phrases.

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