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obit |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Obit \O"bit\, n. [OF. obit, L. obitus fr obire to go against, to go to meet (sc. mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go See {Issue}.] 1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. --Wood. 2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies. 3. 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. --Milman. {Post obit} [L. post obitum]. See {Post-obit}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: obit n : a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography [syn: {obituary}, {necrology}]
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