obit : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: obit	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obit n a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography Synonym(s): obituary, obit, necrology
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}.