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   nativity

   /nəˈtɪvɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the occasion of a person's birth: "the place of my nativity"
   • ▪ a horoscope relating to the time of birth; a birth chart. dated
   • 2. the birth of Jesus Christ.
   • ▪ a picture, carving, or model representing Jesus Christ's birth: "a little crib surrounded with nativity figures"
   • ▪ the Christian festival of Christ's birth; Christmas.
   • ▪ a nativity play.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French nativite, from late Latin nativitas, from Latin nativus ‘arisen by birth’ (see native).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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