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announcement

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an·nounce·ment  (-nounsmnt)
n.
1.
a. The act of making known publicly.
b. Something announced.
c. A broadcast message, especially a program note or commercial.
2. An engraved or printed formal statement or notice, as of a wedding or a relocation.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.announcement - a formal public statementannouncement - a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
edict - a formal or authoritative proclamation
promulgation - the official announcement of a new law or ordinance whereby the law or ordinance is put into effect
2.announcement - a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happenannouncement - a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was written in English"
statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
advisory - an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat; "a frost advisory"
banns - a public announcement of a proposed marriage
handout, press release, release - an announcement distributed to members of the press in order to supplement or replace an oral presentation
notice - an announcement containing information about an event; "you didn't give me enough notice"; "an obituary notice"; "a notice of sale
programme, program - an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event; "you can't tell the players without a program"
wanted notice, wanted poster - a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person

announcement
Translations
announcement [əˈnaʊnsmənt] N (gen) → anuncio m; (= declaration) → declaración f
announcement of birth(aviso m) natalicio m
announcement of death(nota f) necrológica f
I'd like to make an announcementtengo algo que anunciar

announcement [əˈnaʊnsmənt] n
[news, decision, resignation, retirement, intentions, appointment, results] → annonce f; [birth, death, engagement, marriage] (in newspaper)avis m; (by letter, card)faire-part m
a public announcement → une déclaration publique
an official announcement → une annonce officielle
the announcement of his resignation → l'annonce de sa démission
to make an announcement → faire une déclaration
I'd like to make an announcement → J'ai une déclaration à faire.
to make an announcement about sth → faire une déclaration à propos de qch

announcement
n (= public declaration)Bekanntgabe f, → Bekanntmachung f; (of impending event, speaker)Ankündigung f; (over intercom etc) → Durchsage f; (giving information, on radio etc) → Ansage f; (written: of birth, marriage etc) → Anzeige f; after they had made the announcementnach der Bekanntgabe etc

announcement [əˈnaʊnsmənt] n (declaration) → comunicazione f, annuncio; (official, through media) → comunicato; (private, in newspaper) → annuncio; (letter, card) → partecipazione f
I'd like to make an announcement → ho una comunicazione da fare

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