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