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MAKING KNOWN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A speech act that conveys information
Synonyms:
informing; making known
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("making known" is a kind of...):
speech act (the use of language to perform some act)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "making known"):
apprisal; notification; telling (informing by words)
divine revelation; revelation (communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agency)
intro; introduction; presentation (formally making a person known to another or to the public)
briefing (detailed instructions, as for a military operation)
account; report (the act of informing by verbal report)
warning (a message informing of danger)
