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obit

[ ō-ˈbit]

obit

noun

[ō-ˈbit]

Definition of obit

: obituary

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

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Recent Examples on the Web

//My friend told me that my obit started a new category called Joe-bituaries.
— Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "The Best Obituary Ever, and the Wacky Funeral That Followed," 15 Sep. 2019
//Laced with bawdy humor, the irreverent but loving obit captured Heller’s highly inappropriate nature and his golden heart, friends who filled the fire station for a celebration of his life on Thursday evening said.
— Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, "After his obituary went viral, Joe Heller remembered as ‘the most inappropriate guy with the biggest heart’," 14 Sep. 2019
//My friend told me that my obit started a new category called Joe-bituaries.
— Corey Kilgannon, New York Times, "The Best Obituary Ever, and the Wacky Funeral That Followed," 15 Sep. 2019
//My friend told me that my obit started a new category called Joe-bituaries.
— BostonGlobe.com, "CENTERBROOK, Conn. — Joe Heller always wanted to have the last laugh.," 16 Sep. 2019
//The obit also described a young man who enjoyed playing his Xbox and singing bass for a local college choral group.
— Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY, "Family of Dayton gunman apologizes for writing 'insensitive' obituary," 14 Aug. 2019
//More than one obit of Hilde Zadek began with the story of her debut.
— Jay Nordlinger, National Review, "Hilde Zadek’s Last Wishes," 26 July 2019
//According to a 1971 New York Times obit, David Sarnoff was paid a $200,000 a year salary during his reign, and was a large stockholder.
— Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, "RCA @100: anniversary of firm that popularized radio, TV and more," 21 July 2019
//The second-largest newspaper in the U.S. has come under fire for its obits coverage in the past — both for its ratio of male-to-female obituaries and for its tone.
— Heidi Stevens, chicagotribune.com, "NYT runs obits for ‘overlooked’ women on International Women’s Day," 8 Mar. 2018

First Known Use of obit

15th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for obit

in part short for obituary, in part continuing Middle English obit "death, record of a death date, religious service marking a death anniversary," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin obitus, going back to Latin, "approach, encounter, death, setting of a heavenly body," from obi-, stem of obīre "to meet with, visit, meet one's death, die" (from ob- "toward, facing" + īre "to go") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at ob-, issue entry 1

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Synonyms of obit

a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account

she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper

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