advent B2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈæd.vɛnt/ See IPA manual Freq #27389 Meanings 1 noun The arrival or beginning of something important, especially something new. The advent of the internet changed the way we communicate. 2 noun In the Christian calendar, the period of four Sundays before Christmas. During Advent, many families light a candle each Sunday. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the arrival or beginning of... comingarrivalonset Word family Forms advents Etymology AI details Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”). *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European adventus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # advent **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈæd.vɛnt/ **Frequency rank:** 27389 ## Meanings 1. The arrival or beginning of something important, especially something new. 2. In the Christian calendar, the period of four Sundays before Christmas. ## Examples - The advent of the internet changed the way we communicate. - During Advent, many families light a candle each Sunday. ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *gʷem- - Root: adventus ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”). ## AI Etymology Advent is borrowed from Latin adventus (“arrival, approach”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown