Obit Definition

ōbĭt, ō-bĭt
obits
noun
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Webster's New World
An obituary.
American Heritage

(Christianity, now historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person. [from 14th c.]

Wiktionary

A record of a person's death. [from 15th c.]

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Other Word Forms of Obit

Noun

Singular:
obit
Plural:
obits

Origin of Obit

  • From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death"), from obÄ«re (“to go down, to die").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English death, record of date of death from Old French death from Latin obitus obituary

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Shortened from obituary.

    From Wiktionary

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