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nativity.

Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/nəˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/neɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/neːˈʈɪ.ʋɪ.ʈiː/India, North/ˈneː.ʈɪ.ʋɪ.ʈiː/India, South
  1. Someone's birth; the place, time and circumstances of a birth.

    countable · dated · uncountable
  2. Someone's birth considered as a means of astrology; a horoscope associated with a person's birth.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The birth of Jesus.

    also · countable · uncountable
  4. The festival celebrating the birth of Jesus, Christmas Day; the festival celebrating the birth of the Virgin Mary or the birth of Saint John the Baptist.

    also · countable · uncountable
  5. A set of figurines used to create a nativity scene.

    also · countable · uncountable
  6. Origin; founding.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
  7. Place of origin; place to which a species is native.

    countable · uncountable
  8. The quality of being native or innate.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English nativite, from Anglo-Norman nativite, Middle French nativite, and their source, Latin nātīvitās (“birth”). By surface analysis, native + -ity. See also naïveté.

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