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English word origin

Etymology of Advent

By proprialization from advent.

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Source etymology 1

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The first or the expected second coming of Christ. · The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas. · An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.

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By proprialization from advent.

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Source etymology 2

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A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Saint Adwen (Saint Adwenna).

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