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English Dictionary: annunciation	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Annunciation n a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland Synonym(s): Annunciation, Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25 (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence" Synonym(s): announcement, proclamation, annunciation, declaration
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Annunciation \Annun`cia"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.