proclamation
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English
Etymology
From Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-Norman and Old French proclamacion, from Late Latin proclāmātiō, from the verb Latin prōclāmō.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌpɹɒkləˈmeɪʃən/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: proc‧la‧ma‧tion
Noun
proclamation (countable and uncountable, plural proclamations)
- A statement which is proclaimed; formal public announcement.
- The Tuesday meetings are only thirty minutes now. That proclamation was made in the previous meeting.
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Translations
a statement which is proclaimed
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Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin proclāmātiōnem, from Latin proclāmō.
Pronunciation
Noun
proclamation f (plural proclamations)
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Further reading
- “proclamation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.