obit
obit Lexical Profile
obit Game Scores & Validity
• noun
An informal shortening of obituary; a published notice of a person's death, typically accompanied by a brief biographical sketch.
"The local newspaper published a lengthy obit honoring the retired school principal's decades of community service."
A religious service, mass, or ceremony held to commemorate a deceased person, especially on the anniversary of their death; or an historical record of the date of a person's death.
"The medieval monastery's register carefully recorded the annual obit of its founding benefactor."
Word Nuance & Usage
In contemporary journalism and everyday speech, 'obit' is an informal clipping of 'obituary'; in historical and ecclesiastical contexts, it is a formal standalone noun denoting the date of a death or a commemorative memorial service.
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Word Origin & Etymology
As a historical and liturgical term, it derives from Middle English via Old French from Latin obitus ('departure' or 'death'), from obire ('to go to meet' or 'to die'). In modern usage, it also functions as an informal shortening of 'obituary'.