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obit

n.
US //ˈoʊbɪt// UK //ˈɒbɪt// obit Archaic Informal
Synonyms
Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Clipping of obituary.

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