pronunciamento

[ pruh-nuhn-see-uh-men-toh, -shee-uh- ]
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noun,plural pro·nun·ci·a·men·tos.
  1. a proclamation; manifesto; edict.

Origin of pronunciamento

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1825–35; <Spanish pronunciamiento<Latin prōnūntiā(re) to pronounce + -mentum-ment

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pronunciamento

/ (prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ) /


nounplural -tos
  1. an edict, proclamation, or manifesto, esp one issued by rebels in a Spanish-speaking country

  2. an authoritarian announcement

Origin of pronunciamento

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C19: from Spanish: pronouncement

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