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arrival

Pronunciation: /əˈɹaɪ.vl̩/

The English word “arrival” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The act of arriving (reaching a certain place).
  2. The fact of reaching a particular point in time.
  3. The fact of beginning to occur; the initial phase of something.
  4. The attainment of an objective, especially as a result of effort.
  5. A person who has arrived; a thing that has arrived.

Etymology

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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