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- pronunciation:
- aed
vent
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the arrival or coming to exist, esp. of something important.
The heavy frost signaled the advent of winter.Since the advent of nuclear weapons, we fear war more than ever.- synonyms:
- arrival, coming
- antonyms:
- disappearance, exit
- similar words:
- appearance, approach, dawn, forthcoming
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) the coming of Jesus Christ, or the period including four Sundays before Christmas.
- similar words:
- Incarnation
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| related words: |
commencement |
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