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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
epiphany /ɪˈpɪf(ə)ni, ɛ-/

▶noun (pl. epiphanies)

1 (Epiphany) the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (see Matthew 2: 1-12).
■ the festival commemorating this on 6 January.

2 a moment of sudden and great revelation.

– derivatives
epiphanic /ɛpɪˈfanɪk/ adjective.

– origin ME: from Gk epiphainein ‘reveal’; sense 1 is via OFr. epiphanie and eccles. L. epiphania.

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