proclamation

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/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: proc‧la‧ma‧tion

Noun

proclamation (countable and uncountable, plural proclamations)

  1. 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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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin proclāmātiōnem, from Latin proclāmō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.kla.ma.sjɔ̃/
  • (file)

Noun

proclamation f (plural proclamations)

  1. proclamation; announcement

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