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ANNOUNCEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A formal public statement
Example:
a declaration of independence
Synonyms:
announcement; annunciation; declaration; proclamation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("announcement" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "announcement"):
edict (a formal or authoritative proclamation)
promulgation (the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect)
Derivation:
announce (announce publicly or officially)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen
Example:
the promulgation was written in English
Synonyms:
announcement; promulgation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("announcement" is a kind of...):
statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "announcement"):
advisory (an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat)
banns (a public announcement of a proposed marriage)
handout; press release; release (an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation)
notice (an announcement containing information about an event)
program; programme (an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event)
wanted notice; wanted poster (a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person)
Instance hyponyms:
Annunciation ((Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ)
Derivation:
announce (announce publicly or officially)
Context examples:
Within the family it was accepted that Ruth and Martin were engaged, but no announcement was made.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
The announcement was made Friday by Lawrence Molnar, professor at Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, his students, and fellow astronomers from Apache Point Observatory (APO), New Mexico, and the University of Wyoming at the 229th meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Grapevine, Texas.
(Star Explosion Could Change Night Sky, VOA News)
The latest WISSARD announcement is the first to provide definitive evidence that a functional microbial ecosystem exists beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, confirming more than a decade of speculation about life in this environment.
(800 meters beneath Antarctic ice sheet, subglacial lake holds viable microbial ecosystems, NSF)
Contents include: Peer-reviewed reports on major oncology studies from around the world; Editorials and commentary by leading experts on key articles and current controversies in cancer; The latest news from the oncology community, book reviews, and conference and position announcements.
(Journal of the National Cancer Institute, NCI Thesaurus)
A proposal for compulsory menu labelling was included in last year’s Childhood Obesity Plan and a public consultation closed last December, but no announcement on a final policy has been made so far.
(Menu labelling linked to less fat and salt in food, University of Cambridge)
He made the announcement as if the name alone would explain both his visit and its manner, but I could see, by my companion’s unresponsive face, that it meant no more to him than to me.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Two days later—that is, on Wednesday last—there is a curt announcement that the wedding had taken place, and that the honeymoon would be passed at Lord Backwater’s place, near Petersfield.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The feeling, the announcement sent through me, was something stronger than was consistent with joy—something that smote and stunned.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
She was a little confused when Mr. Barkis made this abrupt announcement of their union, and could not hug me enough in token of her unimpaired affection; but she soon became herself again, and said she was very glad it was over.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
In the days that followed Joe was too busy organizing and taking hold of the laundry to bother him much; and it was not until the day before sailing that the newspapers made the announcement that he had taken passage on the Mariposa.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
