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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Annunciation \An*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio: cf F. annonciation.] 1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as the annunciation of peace. 2. (Eccl.) a The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary. b The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day Lady Day From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Annunciation n 1: a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland [syn: {Annunciation}, {Lady Day}, {Annunciation Day}, {March 25}] 2: (in Christian religions) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ [syn: {Annunciation}] 3: a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war" [syn: {announcement}, {proclamation}, {promulgation}]
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