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   advent

   /ˈadv(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the arrival of a notable person or thing: "the advent of television"
   • 2. the first season of the 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

   • A

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   • D

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   • V

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   • E

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   • N

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   • T

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