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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, esp. 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; < F anoncement. See announce, -ment
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an·nounce·ment   (ə-nouns'mənt)   
n.  
    1. The act of making known publicly.

    2. Something announced.

    3. A broadcast message, especially a program note or commercial.

  1. An engraved or printed formal statement or notice, as of a wedding or a relocation.

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