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- DictionaryAr·ri·val/əˈrīvəl/
noun
- 1. the action or process of arriving: "Ruth's arrival in New York" Similar comingadventappearanceentranceentrymaterializationapproachOpposite departure
- ▪ a person who has arrived somewhere: "hotel staff greeted the late arrivals" Similar comerentrantnewcomernew boynew girlincomervisitorcallerguestimmigrantarchaic:visitant
- ▪ the emergence or appearance of a new development, phenomenon, or product: "the arrival of democracy" Similar emergence(first) appearanceadventcomingmaterializationsurfacingoccurrencedawnoriginbirthrisespringing updevelopmentstartonsetinaugurationOpposite demise
- ▪ a newly emerged development, phenomenon, or product: "sociology is a relatively new arrival on the academic scene"
Word Origin late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French arrivaille, from Old French arriver (see arrive).
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