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   arrival

   /əˈrʌɪvl/

   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 or product: "the arrival of democracy" Similar emergence(first) appearanceadventcomingmaterializationsurfacingoccurrencedawnoriginbirthrisespringing updevelopmentstartonsetinaugurationOpposite demise
   • ▪ a newly emerged development 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).

   Scrabble Points: 10

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