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Annunciation
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a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
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lady dayannunciation daymarch 25
Other meanings
2. noun
(Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
3. noun
a formal public statement
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