单词 | nativity |
释义 | nativity n. (pl. -ies)   1. (esp. the Nativity) a the birth of Christ. b the festival of Christ's birth; Christmas.   2. a picture of the Nativity.   3. birth.   4. the horoscope at a person's birth.   5. a the birth of the Virgin Mary or St John the Baptist. b the festival of the nativity of the Virgin (8 Sept.) or St John (24 June). Phrases and idioms nativity play a play usu. performed by children at Christmas dealing with the birth of Christ. Etymology: ME f. OF nativit{eacute} f. LL nativitas -tatis f. L (as NATIVE) |
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