obit

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(ō'bĭt, ō-bĭt') pronunciation
n. Informal
An obituary.

[Middle English, death, record of date of death, from Old French, death, from Latin obitus. See obituary.]


noun
/ə'bɪt, 'əυbɪt/ /ə'bɪt, 'əυbɪt/
noun, mainly journalists'

Abbreviation of 'obituary (notice)'. (1874 —) .

[Earlier non-slang use in the 15th — 17th cent. derived directly from Old French obit death.]


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