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announcement definition

an·nounce·ment (ə no̵uns′mənt)

noun

  1. an announcing or being announced
  2. something announced
  3. a written or printed notice an engraved wedding announcement

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announcement Synonyms

announcement

n.

  1. The act of announcing

    declaration, notification, prediction, proclamation, communication, publication, broadcasting, expression, exposition, narration, retailing, reporting, exposing, briefing, promulgation, dissemination, pronouncement, disclosure.

    Antonyms ban, secret*, silence. *

  2. The thing announced

    report, statement, advertisement, commercial, decision, news, tidings, returns, brief, bulletin, edict, dictum, white paper, message, notice, advisory, interim report, survey, advice, item, detail, communiqué, speech, release; see also sense 1.

  3. A printed announcement

    handbill, poster, pamphlet, flier, circular, broadside, placard, billboard, brochure, form letter, telegram, wire, cable, letter, card, fax, prospectus, leaflet, third-class mail, junk mail.


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announcement Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • welcome: The Directors of the two new centers warmly welcomed the announcement.

Adjective modifier

  • acorn: Also if you have an Acorn related announcements mailing list, feel free to subscribe ans@acornusers.org.

Noun used with modifier

  • emissionsthe: His wife ann game last year using any combination gas emissionsthe announcement.

Possessives

  • today: Therefore, today's announcement is good news for our friends who are local micro brewers.

Preposition: in

  • viewforum: Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page.

Preposition: of

  • winner: The same evening also saw the announcement of the overall winners of the Full Spectrum open show.
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