Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - advent
Advent
advent
n. 1 the season before Christmas, including the four preceding Sundays. 2 the coming or second coming of Christ. 3 (advent) the arrival of esp. an important person or thing. Phrases and idioms Advent calendar Brit. a calendar for Advent, usu. of card with flaps to open each day revealing a picture or scene. Advent Sunday the first Sunday in Advent. Etymology: OE f. OF advent, auvent f. L adventus arrival f. advenire (as AD-, venire vent- come)
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin adventus, from Latin, arrival, from advenire Date: 12th century the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting, 2. the coming of Christ at the Incarnation, Second Coming, a coming into being or use ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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