obit

noun

ō-ˈbit How to pronounce obit (audio) ˈō-bət How to pronounce obit (audio)
 especially British  ˈä-bit

Examples of obit in a Sentence

she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper
Recent Examples on the Web Like a sportswriter becoming a major league pitcher, or an obit writer opening a mortuary. Sam Roberts, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024 According to an obit on the official Star Trek website, Mitchell hoped to bring a new perspective on Klingon culture with his role as Kol on Discovery. EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024 My obits appear to have come from multiple entities. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024 The obit continues, Major Smothers remained on Corregidor in Manila Bay to fight and was taken prisoner on the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 Jan. 2024 But the finer points of the Slay obit were less a resume than a catalog of whimsy. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2023 For Richard Sandomir’s obit in the New York Times, go here. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023 Some of the obits note sunrise and sunset dates with 60, 70 and 80 years between them. Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023 Asteroid that passes nearby could hit Earth in the future, NASA says The constantly arriving and departing vehicles as well as extreme heating and cooling cycles the ISS experiences for every obit around the Earth has put wear and tear on the station. Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 Dec. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

in part short for obituary, in part continuing Middle English obit "death, record of a death date, religious service marking a death anniversary," borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin obitus, going back to Latin, "approach, encounter, death, setting of a heavenly body," from obi-, stem of obīre "to meet with, visit, meet one's death, die" (from ob- "toward, facing" + īre "to go") + -tus, suffix of action nouns — more at ob-, issue entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of obit was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Obit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obit. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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