announcement
//əˈnaʊns.mənt//
Forms
- Plural
- announcements
Definitions
1.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."
2.That which conveys what is announced.
- This announcement was made during the first training session.
3.The content which is announced.
- The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #3456
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle French annoncement.
By surface analysis, announce + -ment.