transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈad-ˌvent, chiefly Brit ]
-vənt noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin adventus, from Latin, arrival, from advenire
Date: 12th century
1. : the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
2.
a. : the coming of Christ at the Incarnation
b. : Second Coming
3. not capitalized : a coming into being or use
the Advent of spring
the Advent of pasteurization
the Advent of personal computers