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annunciation

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an·​nun·​ci·​a·​tion | \ ə-ˌnən(t)-sē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce annunciation (audio) \

Definition of annunciation

1 capitalized : March 25 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the announcement of the Incarnation to the Virgin Mary
2 : the act of announcing or of being announced : announcement

Examples of annunciation in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Maull said the university adopted the automatic voice annunciation system in 2012. — Elena Mejia Lutz, Indianapolis Star, "DoubleMap innovates transportation system for the blind," 7 July 2017

First Known Use of annunciation

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for annunciation

Middle English annunciacioun, from Anglo-French annuntiatun, from Late Latin annuntiation-, annuntiatio, from Latin annuntiare — more at announce

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