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- [oh-bit for 1; oh-bit, ob-it for 2, 3; especially British ob-it for 1–3]
- /oʊˈbɪt for 1; ˈoʊ bɪt, ˈɒb ɪt for 2, 3; especially British ˈɒb ɪt for 1–3 /
- /əˈbɪtʃ.ʊə.ri/
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- [oh-bit for 1; oh-bit, ob-it for 2, 3; especially British ob-it for 1–3]
- /oʊˈbɪt for 1; ˈoʊ bɪt, ˈɒb ɪt for 2, 3; especially British ˈɒb ɪt for 1–3 /
Definitions of obit word
- noun obit Informal. an obituary. 1
- noun obit the date of a person's death. 1
- noun obit Obsolete. a Requiem Mass. 1
- noun obit An obituary. 1
- noun obit obituary, death notice 1
- noun obit a memorial service 0
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Origin of obit
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English obite < Latin obitus death, equivalent to obi- (stem of obīre to meet, meet one's death, die; ob- ob- + īre to go) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Obit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
obit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
obit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obit
noun obit
- burial — A burial is the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave in the ground.
- cremation — to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- entombment — The placing of a dead body in a tomb; interment.
- inhumation — to bury; inter.
- interment — the act or ceremony of interring; burial.
Antonyms for obit
noun obit
- baptism — A baptism is a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized. Compare christening.
- christening — A christening is a Christian ceremony in which a baby is made a member of the Christian church and is officially given his or her name. Compare baptism.