US /ˈoʊbɪt/ UK /ˈəʊbɪt/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    an obituary; a notice of a person's death

    She scanned the morning paper's obit column for news of old acquaintances.

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Synonyms
1 noun · an obituary; a notice of a... obituarydeath noticeeulogy
Word family
Related forms obituaryobiter

Etymology

From Latin obitus ('death, downfall'), literally 'a going down', from obire ('to go to, fall, die'), from ob- ('toward') plus ire ('to go').

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