obit

Meaning

1. (archaic) The death of a person.
2. (historical) A mass or other service held for the soul of a dead person.
3. A record of a person's death.

Synonyms

obituary

necrology

deathday

death

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Translations

Todestag

μνημόσυνο

obituari

νεκρολογία

nécrologie

necrologia

necrologio

obituário

necrológio

الموت

esquela

necrologia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒbɪt/

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman obit, Middle French obit, and their source, Latin obitus (“going down; death”), from obīre (“to go down, to die”).