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- [ad-vent]
- /ˈæd vɛnt/
- /ˈæd.vent/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ad-vent]
- /ˈæd vɛnt/
Definitions of advent word
- uncountable noun advent In the Christian church, Advent is the period between Advent Sunday, the Sunday closest to the 30th of November, and Christmas Day. 3
- uncountable noun advent The advent of an important event, invention, or situation is the fact of it starting or coming into existence. 3
- uncountable noun advent The advent of a person at a place is their arrival there. 3
- noun advent an arrival or coming, esp one which is awaited 3
- noun advent the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas or (in Eastern Orthodox churches) the forty days preceding Christmas 3
- noun advent the period including the four Sundays just before Christmas 3
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Origin of advent
First appearance:
before 1125 One of the 6% oldest English words
1125-75; Middle English < Latin adventus arrival, approach, equivalent to ad- ad- + ven- (stem of venīre to come) + -tus suffix of verbal action
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Parts of speech for Advent
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
advent popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
advent usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for advent
noun advent
- onset — a beginning or start: the onset of winter.
- arrival — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, you can refer to their arrival.
- coming — A coming event or time is an event or time that will happen soon.
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- appearance — When someone makes an appearance at a public event or in a broadcast, they take part in it.
Antonyms for advent
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