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noun

public or formal notice announcing something: The announcement appeared in the newspapers.

the act of announcing.

a short message or commercial, especially a commercial spoken on radio or television.

a card or piece of formal stationery containing a formal declaration of an event, as a wedding.

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

Related forms

pre·an·nounce·ment, noun, adjective

re·an·nounce·ment, noun

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Note how in the second paragraph the writer refers specifically to the position announcement.

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The announcement highlights growing concern over the global impact of greenhouse gases produced by cattle and other livestock.

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Note how in the second paragraph the writer refers specifically to the position announcement.

BA is investigating the incident to determine what triggered the announcement.

The announcement highlights growing concern over the global impact of greenhouse gases produced by cattle and other livestock.

Bolden's announcement was greeted by loud cheers and applause at the center.

France came the announcement of the largest dinosaur footprints yet discovered.

The area where the announcement took place was surrounded by posters full of photos showing what each team had done.

Scientists said they expect the announcement of man-made life this year.

Italy, lead the team that made the recent announcement.

The recipients are listed below, from the official announcement.

Both these groups are relevant to yesterday's big announcement.

Stavridis' announcement is another milestone for social media.

As soon as any changes or cancellations are confirmed, the announcement will be posted to our website.

We asked a number of physicists for their reaction to the announcement of neutrinos breaking the cosmic speed limit.

But what will happen after such an announcement is a true mystery.

Visa's announcement accelerates the all-out race over digital payments.

Peter's are opened and the cardinals emerge to make their announcement.

But for the project's backers, yesterday's announcement was a victory nonetheless.

Stay tuned for an announcement of the winner of the caption contest.

Blizzard invited more than a hundred of broadcasting teams from around the world for this announcement.

The announcement last week that the first human clone had been born was met with skepticism, concern and outrage.

Along with the announcement the head of the department encourages all department members to send a welcome message via e-mail.

The vague announcement may include large sums already earmarked in the budget.

The tongue-in-cheek announcement was made today by the.

We asked a number of physicists for their reaction to the announcement of neutrinos breaking the cosmic.

The announcement comes in a year that has so far brought mixed news on colleges' affordability efforts.

The announcement of a third metabolic pathway raises possibility that there are more to be found.

The biggest announcement of the year was that scientists have finally found a way to detect the colors of some dinosaurs.

The company's announcement that it is embracing compact cars, shutting down four truck plants and possibly even dumping.

Specifically, the announcement of a cloned sheep sparked concern that human clones wouldn't be far behind.

Maybe if there's enough hue and cry about the announcement in the blogosphere and in social media they'll rethink the notion.

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We have an exciting announcement to make this morning.

Ammann awaits the results before making an official announcement about the finds.

The wind announcement is one of several recent federal steps on offshore renewable energy.

The announcement comes after days of debate over whether the seep was a sign that the.

So this announcement is a whole new set of guidelines and standards.

Given that fact, researchers behind today's announcement write that humans must have introduced cats to the island.

Additional details are available in the formal announcement.

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World English Dictionary

announcement (əˈnaʊnsmənt)

—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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