- Announcement
- Announcement An*nounce"ment, n. The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Announcement
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announcement — (n.) 1798, from Fr. announcement, from O.Fr. anoncier (see ANNOUNCE (Cf. announce)). Or else formed in English from announce + ment. Earlier in same sense was announcing … Etymology dictionary
announcement — [ə nouns′mənt] n. 1. an announcing or being announced 2. something announced 3. a written or printed notice [an engraved wedding announcement] … English World dictionary
announcement — index assertion, averment, caveat, charter (declaration of rights), common knowledge, communication (statement), declaration … Law dictionary
announcement — publication, proclamation, declaration, promulgation, advertisement, broadcasting (see under DECLARE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
announcement — [n] proclamation, declaration advertisement, advice, briefing, broadcast, broadcasting, bulletin, communication, communiqué, disclosure, dissemination, divulgence, edict, exposing, exposition, expression, intimation, message, narration, news,… … New thesaurus
announcement — ► NOUN 1) a public declaration. 2) the action of announcing … English terms dictionary
announcement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ formal, official ▪ public ▪ public service (AmE) ▪ They placed public service announcements on TV about bullying. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
announcement — n. 1) to issue, make an announcement 2) a formal, official; public; spot announcement 3) an announcement about, of 4) an announcement that + clause (they made a public announcement that an amnesty would be declared) * * * [ə naʊnsmənt] make an… … Combinatory dictionary
announcement — an|nounce|ment W3S3 [əˈnaunsmənt] n 1.) an important or official statement ▪ Dillon made the announcement at a news conference. announcement about ▪ an important announcement about tax increases announcement that ▪ We were shocked by the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
announcement — [[t]əna͟ʊnsmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ announcements 1) N COUNT: oft supp N, N that An announcement is a statement made to the public or to the media which gives information about something that has happened or that will happen. Sir Robert made his… … English dictionary
