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Definition of the Annunciation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the Annunciation

noun
 
/ði əˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
 
/ði əˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃn/
[singular]
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  1. (in the Christian religion) the occasion when Mary was told that she was to be the mother of Christ, celebrated on 25 March
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio(n-), from the verb annuntiare.
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