From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishobito‧bit /ˈəʊbɪt $ ˈoʊ-/ noun [countable] informal an obituary
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obit• I've got an obit of poor old Eddy Moulton to do for the Journalist.Origin obit (1400-1500) Old French Latin obitus “death”, from obire “to go to meet, die”, from ire “to go” 