announcement

[ uh-nouns-muh nt ]

/ əˈnaʊns mənt /

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noun

public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.

the act of announcing.

a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.

a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.

Nearby words

annotate, annotated, annotation, annotinous, announce, announcement, announcer, annoy, annoyance, annoyed, annoying

Origin of announcement

From the French word anoncement, dating back to 1790–1800. See announce, -ment

Related forms

pre·an·nounce·ment, noun, adjectivere·an·nounce·ment, noun

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Examples from the Web for announcement

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Without any announcement, people started marching out of the park.
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It appears that even the president sensed his announcement would be greeted with skepticism.
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The announcement will add to rising alarm about the safety of Westerners working and vacationing in Egypt.
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Lucy trembled a little as to what this announcement might be followed up by, in the way of special naughtiness.
Hoodie|Mary Louisa Stewart Molesworth
The effect of the announcement on the unspoiled one was like that of an electric shock.
The Helpers|Francis Lynde
It was almost the only thing he had said since hearing the announcement, after Spike had clapped him on the back with such force.
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The announcement seemed by no means startling to the phlegmatic colonel.
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This announcement of a new idea, therefore, did not even make her look up.
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British Dictionary definitions for announcement

announcement

/ (əˈnaʊnsmənt) /

noun

a public statement

a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper

a formal printed or written invitation

the act of announcing

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