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obit

/oh-bit for 1; oh-bit, ob-it for 2, 3; especially British ob-it for 1-3/US // oʊˈbɪt for 1; ˈoʊ bɪt, ˈɒb ɪt for 2, 3; especially British ˈɒb ɪt for 1-3 //UK // (ˈɒbɪt, ˈəʊbɪt) //

讣告,遗嘱,讣闻,遗体

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Informal. an obituary.
    • : the date of a person's death.
    • : Obsolete. a Requiem Mass.

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Examples

  • By mid-April, she had collected 150, which she started posting as tweet-length obits to her personal Twitter account.

  • Marilyn Johnson has written fascinating books about obit writers and librarians.

  • “An artist, a bohemian, lover of music, men, food, clothing, travel, politics, and peace,” the obit in a local paper said of her.

  • Would a male scientist have drawn such an obit opening about his great fatherhood skills?

  • To write his obit would be to admit that he was going to die, and who wanted to admit such a thing?

  • Nothing against her, but I kinda can't believe that Donna Summer's obit made A1 of the Times.

  • She mentioned also that you were entering into a post obit transaction.

  • According to the obit-book of the cathedral of Aberdeen, he died on the 13th of March 1395.

  • She hoped he had put in all the details that the Journal Style booklet had said were necessary for the well-written obit.

  • At every months mind, years mind, or obit, the curate has 8d.

  • That's what they call giving a post-obit; and a bad thing it is, as Pierce found.