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obit

[ oh-bit oh-bit, ob-it especially British ob-it ]

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noun

Informal. an obituary.
the date of a person's death.
Obsolete. a Requiem Mass.

obit

/ ˈɒbɪt; ˈəʊbɪt /

noun

short for obituary
a memorial service

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of obit¹

1325–75; Middle English obite < Latin obitus death, equivalent to obi- (stem of �ǲ�ī�� to meet, meet one's death, die; ob- ob- + ī�� to go) + -tus suffix of v. action

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Example Sentences

His obit, after all, refers to a lack of resolution around both his death and his legacy.

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It reminded her of another time, decades ago, when the Bay Area Reporter declared that there were “no obits,” to run for victims of HIV for the first time in 17 years.

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Binkley was one of a gaggle of admirers who wrote to RequiemForMatt@gmail.com, the address given in the obit.

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In his memoir, he offered a succinct, if incomplete prediction: “I suppose the headline of my obit will read ‘Publisher of ”The Da Vinci Code” dies’.”

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Stop writing the obits for the Conference of Champions.

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