obit

[ oh-bit for 1; oh-bit, ob-it for 2, 3; especially British ob-it for 1-3 ]
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noun
  1. Informal. an obituary.

  2. the date of a person's death.

  1. Obsolete. a Requiem Mass.

Origin of obit

1
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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British Dictionary definitions for obit

obit

/ (ˈɒbɪt, ˈəʊbɪt) /


nouninformal
  1. short for obituary

  2. a memorial service

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