"Advent calendar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Advent calendar.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Advent calendars [plural]
Etymology: Probably a calque of German Adventskalender, the modern tradition having originated in 19th-century Germany. Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|Adventskalender}} German Adventskalender Head templates: {{en-noun}} Advent calendar (plural Advent calendars)
  1. A calendar used to count down the days of Advent, having windows revealing a hidden picture or gift on each day. Wikipedia link: Advent calendar Categories (topical): Christmas Translations (calendar used to count down the days of Advent): calendari d'advent [masculine] (Catalan), adventní kalendář (Czech), adventskalender [common-gender] (Danish), julekalender [common-gender] (Danish), adventskalender [masculine] (Dutch), jólakalendari [masculine] (Faroese), joulukalenteri (Finnish), adventtikalenteri (Finnish), calendrier de l’Avent [masculine] (French), Adventskalender [masculine] (German), Adventkalender [Austria, masculine] (German), Weihnachtskalender (english: unusual) [masculine] (German), Χριστουγεννιάτικο ημερολόγιο (Christougenniátiko imerológio) [neuter] (Greek), adventi naptár (Hungarian), adventi kalendárium (Hungarian), juovlâkalender (Inari Sami), calendario dell'avvento [masculine] (Italian), アドベントカレンダー (adobento karendā) (Japanese), Adventskalenner [masculine] (Luxembourgish), kalendarju ta’ l-Avvent (Maltese), juovlakaleandar (Northern Sami), adventskalender [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), julekalender [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), adventskalender [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), julekalender [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), kalendarz adwentowy [masculine] (Polish), calendário do Advento [masculine] (Portuguese), предрожде́ственский календа́рь (predroždéstvenskij kalendárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), рожде́ственский календа́рь (roždéstvenskij kalendárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), адве́нт-календа́рь (advént-kalendárʹ) (english: note that since Christmas in Russia is in January and was prohibited in Soviet times Advent calendars are untraditional for Russians) [masculine] (Russian), jooulkaʹlndar (Skolt Sami), calendario de adviento [masculine] (Spanish), julkalender (Swedish), adventskalender (Swedish)

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