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advent | upshot |

As a proper noun advent

is (christianity) the first or the expected second coming of christ.

As a noun upshot is

(us) a concise summary.

advent

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Coming; coming to; approach; arrival.
  • * Young
    • Death's dreadful advent
  • * 1853 , , "Bartleby, the Scrivener," in Billy Budd, Sailor and Other Stories'', New York: Penguin, 1968; reprinted 1995 as ''Bartleby , ISBN 0146000129, p. 3:
    • At the period just preceding the advent of Bartleby, I had two persons as copyists in my employment, and a promising lad as an office-boy.
  • (religion, Christianity, always capitalized) See Advent.

    • Synonyms

    * (coming) arrival, approach, oncome, onset

    Related terms

    * Advent * advene * Adventist * Advent Sunday * adventual * Advent wreath

    upshot

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (US) A concise summary.
    • I'm not interested in hearing all the details. Just give me the upshot .
  • The final result, or outcome of something.
    • The upshot was that they had to get married.

    Synonyms

    * (concise summary) bottom line, digest, the long and short * (final result) bottom line, conclusion, consequence

    Anagrams

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