an·nounce·ment

[uh-nouns-muhnt]
noun
1.
public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.
2.
the act of announcing.
3.
a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.
4.
a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.

Origin:
1790–1800; < French anoncement. See announce, -ment

pre·an·nounce·ment, noun, adjective
re·an·nounce·ment, noun
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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announcement (əˈnaʊnsmənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a public statement
2.  a brief item or advertisement, as in a newspaper
3.  a formal printed or written invitation
4.  the act of announcing

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Word Origin & History

announcement
1798, from Fr. announcement, from O.Fr. anoncier (see announce).
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Example sentences
The same is true for the announcement in the newspaper.
The announcement is sure to roil an already bubbling controversy over the value
  of that screening.
As is customary, the court's announcement of its decision to hear the case said
  nothing about its reasons for doing so.
The announcement of a vote is not a decision of the chair.
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