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announcement
What does announcement mean?
announcement (noun): a formal public statement.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use announcement in a sentence?
How do you pronounce announcement?
/əˈnaʊnsmənt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does announcement come from?
From Middle French annoncement.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of announcement?
Words related to announcement
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “announcement”?
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What does “announcement” mean?
a formal public statement
Right! That's what “announcement” means.
a recurring idea; a motif
Not quite: that's what theme means.
a fellow member of a team
Not quite: that's what teammate means.
termination of operations
Not quite: that's what shutdown means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “announcement”?
independence
Not quite: independence means something else.
neighborhood
Not quite: neighborhood means something else.
organization
Not quite: organization means something else.
proclamation
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