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Necrology Nuh Krol Uh Jee Neh Noun List Died Specific Period

Necrology is a list of people who have died or an obituary notice.

Necrología es una lista de personas fallecidas o un obituario.

Front necrology \nuh-KROL-uh-jee, neh-\
Back noun
1. A list of those who have died during a specific period.
2. An obituary.

[From Greek necro- (dead) + -logy (account). Earliest documented use: 1728.]

"The fare structure is one reason Independence Air has joined a necrology of low-cost carriers that stretches over four decades." - Marc Fisher; We Loved That Airline To Death; Washington Post; Jan 5, 2006. 

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