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   an·nun·ci·a·tion

   /əˌnənsēˈāSHən/

   noun

   • 1. the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26–38).
   • ▪ the church festival commemorating this, held on March 25 (Lady Day).
   • ▪ the announcement of something: "the annunciation of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio(n-), from the verb annuntiare (see annunciate).

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