Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

necrology

/nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: necrol-o-gy
IPA: /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A listing of people who have died during a specific period of time.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A notice of death.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of death or the dead.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Voltaire and Rousseau died in 1778, d'Alembert in 1783, and Diderot in 1784, while leading salonnières Mesdames du Deffand and d'Épinay passed away in 1780 and 1783. Beneath this sombre necrology, important shifts were occurring in the workings of the public sphere and in the sites in which opinion was constructed."
"2006 Marc Fisher; We Loved That Airline To Death; Washington Post The fare structure is one reason Independence Air has joined a necrology of low-cost carriers that stretches over four decades."
"Hershel Weinshenk-Tausik in Prague, who 1655 wrote a necrology on the chazzan Lippman Popper"

Etymology

From necro- + -logy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: necro
Suffix: logy

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/

Usage

Inflected Forms

necrologies (plural)

Derived Forms

necrological

Synonyms

obituary obit

Rhymes With

topology cosmology rheology scatology thanatology opthalmology

Questions

How do you pronounce necrology?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/.
What does necrology mean?: A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died.
Where does necrology come from?: From necro- + -logy.

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