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   Ad·vent

   /ˈadˌvent/

   

   noun

   • 1. the arrival of a notable person, thing, or event: "the advent of television"
   • ▪ the first season of the Christian church year, leading up to Christmas and including the four preceding Sundays.
   • ▪ the coming or second coming of Christ.

   Word Origin Old English, from Latin adventus ‘arrival’, from advenire, from ad- ‘to’ + venire ‘come’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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