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noun

Obit n.

Death; decease; the date of one's death.

A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.

A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. "The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value."

Same as obituary; by shortenting.

Post obit. See Post-obit.

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Etymology of 'Obit'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Obit" Quotes from Famous Books

... inter, We've shrouds of neat post-obit paper; While, for their heirs, we've quicksilver, That, fast as they can wish, will caper. For aldermen we've dials true, That tell no hour but that of dinner; For courtly parsons sermons new, That suit alike both saint and sinner. Who'll ...

— The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore • Thomas Moore et al

Words linked to "Obit" : obituary, notice, post-obit bond