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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Definition of 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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How to use obit in a sentence

By mid-April, she had collected 150, which she started posting as tweet-length obits to her personal Twitter account.
The way we express grief for strangers is changing|Tanya Basu|December 3, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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
She mentioned also that you were entering into a post obit transaction.
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2)|Florence A. Thomas Marshall
According to the obit-book of the cathedral of Aberdeen, he died on the 13th of March 1395.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3|Various
She hoped he had put in all the details that the Journal Style booklet had said were necessary for the well-written obit.
Joan of the Journal|Helen Diehl Olds
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
That's what they call giving a post-obit; and a bad thing it is, as Pierce found.
Three Courses and a Dessert|Anonymous

British Dictionary definitions for obit

obit

/ (ˈɒbɪt, ˈəʊbɪt) /

noun informal

short for obituary

a memorial service

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