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   necrology
         n 1: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short
               biography [syn: {obituary}, {obit}, {necrology}]
         2: a list of people who died recently

English Dictionary: NGC 5194/5195;Whirlpool-Galaxie by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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n
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lotus \Lo"tus\, n. [L. lotus, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Lote}.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
                  speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
                  Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},
                  the American lotus; and {Nymph[91]a Lotus} and {N.
                  c[91]rulea}, the respectively white-flowered and
                  blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with
                  {Nelumbium speciosum}, are figured on its ancient
                  monuments.
            (b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
                  Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
                  ({Zizyphus Lotus}), the fruit of which is mildly
                  sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
                  who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
                  desire to return to it.
            (c) The lote, or nettle tree. See {Lote}.
            (d) A genus ({Lotus}) of leguminous plants much resembling
                  clover. [Written also {lotos}.]
  
      {European lotus}, a small tree ({Diospyros Lotus}) of
            Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
            black berry, which is called also the {date plum}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrolatry \Ne*crol"a*try\, n. [Gr. [?] a dead person + [?] to
      worship.]
      The worship of the dead; manes worship. --H. Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrolite \Nec"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] a corpse + -lite.] (Min.)
      Same as {Necronite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrologic \Nec`ro*log"ic\, Necrological \Nec`ro*log"ic*al\, a.
      [Cf. F. n[82]crologique.]
      Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology;
      relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrologic \Nec`ro*log"ic\, Necrological \Nec`ro*log"ic*al\, a.
      [Cf. F. n[82]crologique.]
      Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology;
      relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrology \Ne*crol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. [?] a dead
      person + -logy: cf. F. n[82]crologie. See {Necromancy}.]
      An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a
      collection of obituary notices.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrologist \Ne*crol"o*gist\, n.
      One who gives an account of deaths.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Necrology \Ne*crol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. [?] a dead
      person + -logy: cf. F. n[82]crologie. See {Necromancy}.]
      An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a
      collection of obituary notices.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Negroloid \Ne"gro*loid\, a.
      See {Negroid}.

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      Population (1990): 12002 (4648 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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