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Meanings of obit in English

Portuguese
obituário
Catalan
obituari
Spanish
esquela
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A notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography.

obituário

The day a person has died.

Usage of obit in English
1
We're treating it in the same way we'd treat an obit folder.
The Guardian
2
I used it in the obit I wrote when Andre, alas, died.
The Princess Bride
3
Lucky me. She hitched a thumb at the obit on his screen.
Frozen Heat
4
Only the lady's relationship with the deceased was suppressed in the obit!
Behind the News: Voices from Goa's Press
5
Kevin Courtney's obit of the Boyzone singer from today's paper here.
The Irish Times
6
The original obit has gone viral and we can see why.
The South African
7
You'll find an obit on his life, times and exploits here.
The Irish Times
8
We're all about honesty… but then the obit really lets rip.
The South African
9
The first editions of the News and Mirror carried the obit.
The new yorker
10
When he dies in 2007, he doesn't even warrant an obit.
Black is the new white
11
In the cloister, hell is accepted in advance as a post obit on paradise.
Les Misérables
12
Tells what happened during the days after the obit appeared.
The new yorker
13
The Tribune printed their obit in the Early Bird edition.
The new yorker
14
Then I heard him mutter, "yeah, hmm." He politely declined the obit.
Running the books: the adventures of an accidental prison librar...
15
Instead of an obit, the next clipping showed a Xerox of a realtor's one-sheet.
Misery
16
Writer is reminded of his obit-writing days by a recent visit to some estate sales.
The new yorker
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esquela
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