ANNOUNCEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does announcement mean? 

• ANNOUNCEMENT (noun)
  The noun ANNOUNCEMENT has 2 senses:

1. a formal public statement

2. a public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

  Familiarity information: ANNOUNCEMENT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANNOUNCEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A formal public statement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

announcement; annunciation; declaration; proclamation

Context example:

a declaration of independence

Hypernyms ("announcement" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "announcement"):

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)

Derivation:

announce (announce publicly or officially)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A public statement containing information about an event that has happened or is going to happen

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

announcement; promulgation

Context example:

the promulgation was written in English

Hypernyms ("announcement" is a kind of...):

statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "announcement"):

advisory (an announcement that usually advises or warns the public of some threat)

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)

program; programme (an announcement of the events that will occur as part of a theatrical or sporting event)

wanted notice; wanted poster (a public announcement by a law enforcement agency that they desire to question or arrest some person)

Instance hyponyms:

Annunciation ((Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ)

Derivation:

announce (announce publicly or officially)

 Context examples 

“What on earth does this mean?” I ejaculated after I had twice read over the extraordinary announcement.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"I hail from California myself," was Messner's announcement.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

The stunning announcement comes with plenty of caveats.

(ESO Discovers Earth-Size Planet in Habitable Zone of Nearest Star, NASA)

Because Uranus is the planet of all things unexpected, everyone at the office was shocked—none of your bosses or co-workers saw this announcement coming and probably freaked out.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Earlier this week, an official government Twitter account made the following announcement: Latest update: 3,728 measles cases have been reported since the outbreak with 198 recorded in the last 24 hours.

(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)

The announcement was received with black silence, though the other four hunters glanced significantly at the two who had been the cause of their banishment.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Her occupation, suspended by Mr. Rochester's announcement, seemed now forgotten: her eyes, fixed on the blank wall opposite, expressed the surprise of a quiet mind stirred by unwonted tidings.

(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)

THE curt announcement was followed by a moment of silent surprise, and then by a general shout of laughter.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The Aurora's whistle hooted a final announcement of departure.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Though I quite understood that the purpose of this announcement was to get rid of me, I have no distinct remembrance whether it pleased or frightened me.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)