Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈæd.vɛnt/
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/ˈæd.vənt/
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ˈæd.vɛnt
Proper noun
The first or the expected second coming of Christ.
The period or season of the Christian church year between Advent Sunday and Christmas: the period of the advent (approaching) of Christmas.
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An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, named after a local church, itself named after the Christian concept.
Proper noun
A civil parish near Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England.
Noun
the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas
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