necrology

Questions about necrology

What does necrology mean?

necrology means "a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in necrology?

necrology has 4 syllables: ne-cro-lo-gy. The stress falls on "cro". In IPA it is /nəˈkɹɔlədʒi/.

What is another word for necrology?

Close synonyms include obituary, obit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is necrology a common word?

necrology is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.