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advent: arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous); "the advent of the computer"; the season including the four Sundays preceding Christmas

arrival collapse: accomplishment of an objective; the act of arriving at a certain place; "they awaited her arrival"; someone who arrives (or has arrived)

attainment collapse: arrival at a new stage; "his attainment of puberty was delayed by malnutrition"; the act of achieving an aim; "the attainment of independence"

Corpus Christi collapse: a city in southern Texas on an arm of the Gulf of Mexico; Thursday after Trinity Sunday; first celebrated in 1246

Epiphany collapse: a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus

Easter collapse: a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox

Carnival collapse: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions; a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Ash Wednesday collapse: the 7th Wednesday before Easter; the first day of Lent; the day following Mardi Gras (`fat Tuesday'); a day of fasting and repentance

Christmas collapse: a Christian holiday celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland; period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6; spend Christmas; "We were christmassing in New York"

Pentecost collapse: seventh Sunday after Easter; commemorates the emanation of the Holy Spirit to the apostles; a quarter day in Scotland

Mardi Gras collapse: a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans; the last day before Lent

dawn collapse: the earliest period; "the dawn of civilization"; "the morning of the world"; the first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning"; an opening time period; "it was the dawn of the Roman Empire"; become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"; appear or develop; "The age of computers had dawned"

nearness collapse: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

forthcoming collapse: available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming"

approximation collapse: the act of bringing near or bringing together especially the cut edges of tissue; the quality of coming near to identity (especially close in quantity); an imprecise or incomplete account; "newspapers gave only an approximation of the actual events"

accession collapse: the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne); "Elizabeth's accession in 1558"; agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"; something added to what you already have; "the librarian shelved the new accessions"; "he was a new addition to the staff"; (civil law) the right to all of that which your property produces whether by growth or improvement; a process of increasing by addition (as to a collection or group); "the art collection grew through accession"; make a record of additions to a collection, such as a library

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