nativity
noun/nəˈtɪvɪti/
Frequency rank: #10,865 most common English word
Meaning
the birth of a person, especially the birth of Jesus Christ; a depiction of this event.
Example sentence
The school put on nativity play every December to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
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