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nativity

na·ti·vity

UK/neːˈʈɪ.ʋɪ.ʈiː/ US/nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

the event of being born

  • “they celebrated the birth of their first child”
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2.

the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus''s birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas

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From Middle English nativite, from Anglo-Norman nativite, Middle French nativite, and their source, Latin nātīvitās (“birth”). By surface analysis, native + -ity. See also naïveté.

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  • nativity play
  • nativity scene

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