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Arrival

//əˈɹaɪ.vl̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of arriving (reaching a certain place). countable, uncountable

    "The early arrival of the bride created a stir."

  2. 2
    accomplishment of an objective wordnet
  3. 3
    The fact of reaching a particular point in time. countable, uncountable

    "He celebrated the arrival of payday with a shopping spree."

  4. 4
    the act of arriving at a certain place wordnet
  5. 5
    The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something. countable, uncountable

    "The arrival of puberty can be especially challenging for transgender youth."

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  1. 6
    someone who arrives (or has arrived) wordnet
  2. 7
    The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort. countable, uncountable

    "The arrival of the railway made the local tourist industry viable."

  3. 8
    A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived. countable, uncountable

    "There has been a significant growth in illegal arrivals."

Etymology

From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver; equivalent to arrive + -al.

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