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obit

[ oh-bit for 1; oh-bit, ob-it for 2, 3; especially British ob-it for 1-3 ]
/ oʊˈbɪt for 1; ˈoʊ bɪt, ˈɒb ɪt for 2, 3; especially British ˈɒb ɪt for 1-3 /
SEE SYNONYMS FOR obit

noun

Informal. an obituary.
the date of a person's death.
Obsolete. a Requiem Mass.

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Origin of obit

1325–75; Middle English obite<Latin obitus death, equivalent to obi- (stem of obīre to meet, meet one's death, die; ob-ob- + īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action

Words nearby obit

obfuscation, ob-gyn, obi, Obie, obiit, obit, obiter dictum, obituary, obj., object, object ball
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Words related to obit

eulogy, burial, cremation, register, announcement, necrology, requiem, entombment, inhumation, interment, sepulture, planting, solemnities, services, last rites, obsequies, exequies

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British Dictionary definitions for obit

obit
/ (ˈɒbɪt, ˈəʊbɪt) /

noun informal

short for obituary
a memorial service
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