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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic рожьство (rožĭstvo), from Proto-Slavic *roďьstvo (birth; birthday; Christmas). Compare рожство́ (rožstvó). Doublet of Рождество́ (Roždestvó), a Church Slavic loanword.

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Noun

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рожество́ (rožestvón inan (genitive рожества́, nominative plural рожества́, genitive plural роже́ств)

  1. (dialectal) Christmas
    Synonym: Рождество́ (Roždestvó)
  2. (dialectal) human face
  3. (dialectal) a kind of plant

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