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Advent calendar

Advent calendar noun: a calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day.

Noun

Advent calendar (plural Advent calendars)

  1. A calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day.

Forms of Advent calendar

pluralAdvent calendars

Origin of Advent calendar

Probably a calque of German Adventskalender, the modern tradition having originated in 19th-century Germany.

Words formed from Advent calendar

Questions about Advent calendar

What does Advent calendar mean?
Advent calendar means a calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day.
What part of speech is Advent calendar?
Advent calendar is a noun.
What is the plural of Advent calendar?
The plural of Advent calendar is Advent calendars.

Words near Advent calendar in the dictionary

  1. advenience
  2. advenient
  3. advening
  4. advent
  5. Advent Bay
  6. Advent calendar
  7. Advent calendars
  8. Advent candle
  9. Advent candles
  10. Advent crown
  11. Advent crowns

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