nativity
noun
nativities
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pluralof nativity.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Under it, principals who choose not to put on nativities could be fined.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2023
In addition, keep an eye out for 300 nativities at the West Richland Christmas Nativity Showcase and an impressive number of holiday bazaars across Pasco, Richland and Kennewick.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2023
Garabedian assumes the fatherly supporting role of St. Joseph, the carpenter, shown in the background building a domestic shelter reminiscent of those in Renaissance nativities by Giotto or Botticelli.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Other nativities gone wrong include the Tennessee play that saw a girl dressed as a sheep kidnap baby Jesus.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 18, 2017
I know the sun, and the moon, and the stars, and the twelve signs of the zodiac; I can calculate nativities; I can foretell everything that is to happen!”
From Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental by Charles John Tibbitts
