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PRONOUNCEMENT
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• PRONOUNCEMENT (noun)
The noun PRONOUNCEMENT has 1 sense:
1. an authoritative declaration
Familiarity information: PRONOUNCEMENT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An authoritative declaration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("pronouncement" is a kind of...):
declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pronouncement"):
directive (a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity)
Derivation:
pronounce (pronounce judgment on)
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