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an⋅nun⋅ci⋅a⋅tion

  [uh-nuhn-see-ey-shuhn]
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–noun
1. (often initial capital letter) the announcement by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary of her conception of Christ.
2. (initial capital letter) a representation of this in art.
3. (initial capital letter) Also called Lady Day. the church festival on March 25 in memory of this.
4. an act or instance of announcing; proclamation: the annunciation of a new foreign policy.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME an(n)unciacio(u)n (< AF) < ML annūnciātiōn-, s. of annūnciātiō, for LL adnūntiātiō; see annunciate, -ion
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an·nun·ci·a·tion   (ə-nŭn'sē-ā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act of announcing.
  2. An announcement; a proclamation.
  3. Annunciation Christianity
    1. The angel Gabriel's announcement to the Virgin Mary of the Incarnation.
    2. The feast celebrating this event.
    3. March 25, the day on which this feast is observed.
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Annunciation

An*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio: cf. F. annonciation.]

1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.

2. (Eccl.) (a) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. (b) The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.
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Annunciation

An announcement made by the angel Gabriel to Mary, the mother of Jesus, that she was going to bear a son, even though she was a virgin. Her son was to be called Jesus.

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annunciation 
c.1400, from Fr. annonciation, from L. annuntiationem (nom. annuntiatio), from annuntiatus, pp. of annuntiare (see announce). The Church festival (March 25) commemorating the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary, foretelling the incarnation.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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