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English word origin

Etymology of advent

Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Arrival; onset; a time when something first comes or appears; the time when it is approaching.

verb

To arrive or begin, especially at the first coming or appearance of something.

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

Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”).

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