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Nativity

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
nativity/nəˈtɪvəti/

▶noun (pl. nativities)

1 the occasion of a person's birth.

2 (usu. the Nativity) the birth of Jesus Christ.
■ the Christian festival of Christ's birth; Christmas.

– origin ME: from OFr. nativite, from late L. nativitas, from L. nativus (see native).

'Nativity' also found in these Oxford entries:

crèche - crib - nativity - nativity play

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