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 /

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noun

Informal. an obituary.

the date of a person's death.

Obsolete. a Requiem Mass.

Nearby words

obfuscate, obfuscation, obi, obie, obiit, obit, obiter dictum, obituary, obj., object, object ball

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

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Examples from the Web for obit

Marilyn Johnson has written fascinating books about obit writers and librarians.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark|Alex Belth|November 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“An artist, a bohemian, lover of music, men, food, clothing, travel, politics, and peace,” the obit in a local paper said of her.
The Little Girl Who Welcomed Mossadegh to New York|Michael Daly|September 27, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Would a male scientist have drawn such an obit opening about his great fatherhood skills?
New York Times Changes Sexist Obit|Howard Kurtz|March 31, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To write his obit would be to admit that he was going to die, and who wanted to admit such a thing?
Ray Bradbury, Dead at 91, Taught Generations of Readers How to Dream|Malcolm Jones|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Nothing against her, but I kinda can't believe that Donna Summer's obit made A1 of the Times.
A1-Worthy Musical Deaths|Michael Tomasky|May 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Colchester and the Convent covenanted to observe the Bishop's obit—September 18—which we know they did to the last.
William de Colchester|Ernest Harold Pearce
At every months mind, years mind, or obit, the curate has 8d.
Parish Priests and Their People in the Middle Ages in England|Edward L. Cutts
In return the college undertook to keep an obit for him every year.
Oxford and its Story|Cecil Headlam
In 1493 he established at University College an obit for the widow of Warwick the king-maker.
Oxford and its Story|Cecil Headlam
The priests, grateful for the efforts he had made to further their comfort, decided to keep his obit.
Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Exeter|Percy Addleshaw

British Dictionary definitions for obit

obit

/ (ˈɒbɪt, ˈəʊbɪt) /

noun informal

short for obituary

a memorial service

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obit

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obit

noun informal