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arrival

/əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/ noun

In Latin: perventio, adventum, adventus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about arrival at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Accomplishment of an objective.
  2. The act of arriving at a certain place.
    they awaited her arrival
  3. Someone who arrives (or has arrived).

Origin

From Middle English arivaile, arivaille, arrival, arryvaile, arryvaylle, aryvayle, aryvaylle, from Middle French arrivaille, from arriver. By surface analysis, arrive + -al.

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