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Obi vs Obit - What's the difference?

obi | obit |

As nouns the difference between obi and obit

is that obi is a sash worn with a kimono or obi can be a form of witchcraft originating in africa while obit is (obsolete) death of a person or obit can be (colloquial) an obituary.

obi

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(obi)
  • A sash worn with a kimono.
  • * 1997 , Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha (Vintage 1998, p. 29)
    • The broad obi tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing.

    Etymology 2

    Alternative forms

    * obeah, obe

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a form of witchcraft originating in Africa

    • Anagrams

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    obit

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) obit, (etyl) obit, and their source, (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) Death of a person.
  • * 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 582:
    • Medieval wills often contained bequests to pay for the singing of special (non-perpetual) masses on the testator's behalf. These obits , as they were called, combined alms for the poor with masses for the dead.
  • A record of a person's death.

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from (obituary).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (colloquial) An obituary.

    • Anagrams

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