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obit

/ˈəʊbɪt/OH-bit
/ˈoʊbɪt/OH-bit

Meaningdeath or departure

Common meaning: a funeral rite or notice of death

Journey through time

  1. Latinobitus‘death or departure’source
  2. Old Frenchobit‘an obit, obsequy, buriall’source
  3. Englishobit‘a funeral rite or notice of death’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin obitus ‘death or departure’.

Roots

  • obitus Latin “death or departure”

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