obit C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈoʊbɪt/ UK /ˈəʊbɪt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an obituary; a notice of a person's death She scanned the morning paper's obit column for news of old acquaintances. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an obituary; a notice of a... obituarydeath noticeeulogy Word family Related forms obituaryobiter Etymology AI details From Latin obitus ('death, downfall'), literally 'a going down', from obire ('to go to, fall, die'), from ob- ('toward') plus ire ('to go'). obitus Latin ire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # obit **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈoʊbɪt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈəʊbɪt/ ## Meanings 1. an obituary; a notice of a person's death ## Examples - She scanned the morning paper's obit column for news of old acquaintances. ## Synonyms - obituary - death notice - eulogy ## Related Forms - obituary - obiter ## Roots and Affixes - Root: obitus - Root: ire ## Etymology From Latin obitus ('death, downfall'), literally 'a going down', from obire ('to go to, fall, die'), from ob- ('toward') plus ire ('to go'). ## AI Etymology Obit is from Latin obitus ('death, downfall'), literally 'a going down', from obire ('to go to, fall, die'), from ob- ('toward') plus ire ('to go'). Important recorded forms include obitus (Latin) and ire (Latin). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers an obituary; a notice of a person's death. The wider family includes related words such as obituary and obiter. ## Topics - People & Society markdown