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Annunciation

Noun CEFR C1
əˌnʌnsɪˈeɪ̯ʃn̩

Definitions

  1. The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.
  2. The act of annunciating.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“"Not in the least; I saw⟳ it was an abbreviation from the first annunciation of the marriage, as communicated by the earl of Rotheles; here it is."”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

annunciation lily Annunciations annunciative Annunciator Annunciators Annunziato

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