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verb (used with object)
1.
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
2.
to announce or declare in an open or ostentatious way: to proclaim one's opinions.
3.
to indicate or make known publicly or openly.
4.
to extol or praise publicly: Let them proclaim the Lord.
5.
EXPANDto declare (a territory, district, etc.) subject to particular legal restrictions.
verb (used without object)
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to make a proclamation.
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Proclaimed
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Example Sentences
- Conners proclaimed in that official tone that legislators adopt for such things.
- Bags, shirts, caps and putter-covers proclaimed him to be the best.
- Previous estimates proclaimed that the moon has been volcanically inactive for the past one billion to three billion years.
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Word Origin & History
proclaim
c.1400, from L. proclamare "cry or call out," from pro- "forth" + clamare "to cry out" (see claim). Proclamation "that which is proclaimed" is recorded from 1415.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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