proclamation

CEFRB2

/ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    An official public announcement about an important matter.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A statement which is proclaimed; formal a public announcement.

Examples

  • After Madison, no U.S. president issued a Thanksgiving proclamation until Abraham Lincoln.

  • The Tuesday meetings are only thirty minutes now. That proclamation was made in the previous meeting.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

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In context

  • Newspapers printed the proclamation.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-Norman and Old French proclamacion, from Late Latin proclāmātiō, from the verb Latin prōclāmō.