obit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The death of a person.
  2. A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
  3. A record of a person's death.
noun
  1. An obituary.

Pronunciation

/ˈɒbɪt/ /ˈəʊbɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-obit.wav /əˈbɪt/

Word forms

obit obits

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death”), from obīre (“to go down, to die”).

Derived words

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