obit

noun

ō-ˈbit  ˈō-bət 

 especially British  ˈä-bit

: obituary

Synonyms

• necrology
• obituary

Examples of obit in a Sentence

she reads the obits as soon as she gets her morning paper

Recent Examples on the Web

The death notice comes after Christina Novak went viral for posting a four-sentence obit for her mom in the Kennebec Journal on Aug. 30. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024

To read that obit (published in the New York Times), go here. —Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 June 2024

For the whole point of the obit as a genre is to foreground the individual in light of their accomplishments. —Gordon Hughes, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024

Turner was also passionate about rapping and spent his free time recording songs and shooting music videos, the obit stated. —Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024

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