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obit definition

obit (ō bit′, ō′bit; also, chiefly Brit äb′it)

noun

obituary

Etymology: ME obite < OFr obit < L obitus, death < pp. of obire, to fall, die < ob- (see ob-) + ire, to go: see year

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