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Webster 1913 Edition

Announcement

An-nounce′ment

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Noun.

The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.

Webster 1828 Edition

Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT

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Noun.

announs'ment. The act of giving notice; proclamation; publication.

Definition 2024

announcement

announcement

For Wiktionary's announcements, see Wiktionary:Announcements

English

Noun

announcement ‎(plural announcements)

An act of announcing, or giving notice.
He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make."
That which conveys what is announced.
This announcement was made during the first training session.
The content which is announced.
The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.

Synonyms

Translations

act

Armenian: հայտարարում (hy) ‎(haytararum)
Finnish: ilmoitus (fi)
Greek: ανακοίνωση (el) f ‎(anakoínosi)

Malay: pemberitahuan, pengumuman, pemakluman, pengisytiharan
Portuguese: anúncio (pt) m, pronunciamento (pt) m
Romanian: anunț (ro) n
Russian: объявле́ние (ru) n ‎(obʺjavlénije)
Thai: การประกาศ ‎(kaan-prà-gàd)
Turkish: ilan (tr), beyan (tr)

that which conveys what is announced

Armenian: հայտարարություն (hy) ‎(haytararutʿyun)
Finnish: ilmoitus (fi)
Greek: ανακοίνωση (el) f ‎(anakoínosi), αγγελτήριο (el) n ‎(angeltírio)

Malay: pemberitahuan, pengumuman, perisytiharan
Maori: whakapuakanga
Portuguese: anúncio (pt) m
Russian: объявле́ние (ru) n ‎(obʺjavlénije)
Turkish: ilan (tr), beyan (tr)

content

Armenian: հայտարարություն (hy) ‎(haytararutʿyun)
Finnish: ilmoitus (fi)
Greek: ανακοίνωση (el) f ‎(anakoínosi)

Malay: pemberitahuan, pengumuman, makluman, pernyataan
Portuguese: anúncio (pt) m
Russian: объявле́ние (ru) n ‎(obʺjavlénije)
Turkish: ilan (tr), beyan (tr)

References

announcement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
“announcement” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.