CEFR B2

necrology

noun

Meaning

necrology means (church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses necrology to mean (church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with....
The teacher asked students to find necrology in the reading.

Synonyms: obituary

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necrology (B2)

noun

Pronunciation: /nɛˈkɹɒlədʒi/

Definition

necrology means (church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with the church who have died. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses necrology to mean (church history) A church register containing the names of those connected with....
The teacher asked students to find necrology in the reading.
Check the words around necrology to choose the right meaning.

How to Use necrology

a/the necrology (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a necrology."
necrology in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked necrology in context before translating it."

Synonyms of necrology

Words with a similar meaning to necrology:

obituary

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