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nativity definition

na·tiv·ity (nə tiv′ə tē, nā-)

noun pl. nativities -·ties

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

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

nativity Idioms

the Nativity

  1. the birth of Jesus
  2. a representation of the newborn Jesus
  3. Christmas Day

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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