nativity

(nə tiv′ə tē, nā-)

noun pl. nativities

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

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noun pl. na·tiv·i·ties

Birth, especially the place, conditions, or circumstances of being born.
Nativity
a. The birth of Jesus.
b. A representation, such as a painting, of Jesus just after birth.
c. Christmas.
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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