nativity

(nə tivə tē, nā-)

noun pl. nativities

  1. birth, esp. with reference to place, time, or accompanying conditions
  2. Astrol. the horoscope for the time of a given person's birth

Origin: ME natiuite < OFr nativite < LL nativitas < L nativus, native

See nativity in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. na·tiv·i·ties
  1. Birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of being born.
  2. Nativity
    a. The birth of Jesus.
    b. A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after birth.
    c. Christmas.
  3. A horoscope for the time of one's birth.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English nativite

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin nātīvitās

Origin: , from nātīvus, born; see native

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