annunciable

an·nun·ci·ate

[uh-nuhn-see-eyt]
verb (used with object), an·nun·ci·at·ed, an·nun·ci·at·ing.
to announce.

Origin:
1350–1400; < Medieval Latin annūnciātus, for Latin annūntiātus, past participle of annūntiāre to make known. See announce, -ate1

an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
an·nun·ci·a·tive, an·nun·ci·a·to·ry [uh-nuhn-see-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , adjective
un·an·nun·ci·a·ble, adjective
un·an·nun·ci·a·tive, adjective

annunciate, enunciate.
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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.
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annunciate (əˈnʌnsɪˌeɪt, -ʃɪ-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
(tr) a less common word for announce
 
[C16: from annunciātus, Medieval Latin misspelling of annuntiātus, past participle of Latin annuntiāre; see announce]
 
annunci'ation
 
n
 
annunciative
 
adj
 
annunciatory
 
adj

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annunciate
1530s, from pp. adj. annunciate, from L. annunciatus, misspelling of annuntiatus, pp. of annuntiare (see announce).
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