proclamation

[prok-luh-mey-shuhn] Example Sentences

proc·la·ma·tion

[prok-luh-mey-shuhn]
noun
1.
something that is proclaimed; a public and official announcement.
2.
the act of proclaiming.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English proclama-cioun (< Middle French proclamacion) < Latin prōclāmātiōn- (stem of prōclāmātiō), equivalent to prōclāmāt(us) (past participle of prōclāmāre to proclaim) + -iōn- -ion

re·proc·la·ma·tion, noun
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Proclamation is a GRE word you need to know.
So is prophecy. Does it mean:
to cause to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock
foretelling or prediction of what is to come
Example Sentences
  • Yet another feeble proclamation compounding the nation's economic troubles.
  • And yet, there is not one shred of evidence that was presented to support that proclamation.
  • It does not matter if you have not heard this proclamation before.
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proclaim (prəˈkleɪm)
 
vb
1.  (may take a clause as object) to announce publicly
2.  (may take a clause as object) to show or indicate plainly
3.  to praise or extol
 
[C14: from Latin prōclāmāre to shout aloud]
 
pro'claimer
 
n
 
proclamation
 
n
 
proclamatory
 
adj

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