obit

[oh-bit, oh-bit, ob-it, ob-it]

noun

1. Informal.,  an obituary.

2. the date of a person's death.

3. Obsolete.,  a Requiem Mass.

obit

/ ˈɒbɪt, ˈəʊbɪt /

noun

1. short for obituary

2. a memorial service

Word History and Origins

Origin of obit¹

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

Example Sentences

Jiménez was a titan of American music, something his obits understood.

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His obit, after all, refers to a lack of resolution around both his death and his legacy.

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It reminded her of another time, decades ago, when the Bay Area Reporter declared that there were “no obits,” to run for victims of HIV for the first time in 17 years.

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Binkley was one of a gaggle of admirers who wrote to [email protected], the address given in the obit.

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In his memoir, he offered a succinct, if incomplete prediction: “I suppose the headline of my obit will read ‘Publisher of ”The Da Vinci Code” dies’.”

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