Pronouncement Meaning
/prəˈnaʊnsmənt/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn official public announcement.
nounAn utterance.
Sentence Examples
The team owner and the coach are not happy with his pronouncement.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge's final ____ declared the defendant guilty after the trial.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The official ____ from the government confirmed that the ceasefire would take effect at midnight.
Word Origin & History
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prononcement. By surface analysis, pronounce + -ment. Doublet of pronunciamento.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment."
— 2012 July 18, Scott Tobias, “The Dark Knight Rises”, in AV Club:
"His pronouncements carried great authority, but his physical difficulties often caused them to be enigmatic in their brevity."
— 2018 March 14, Roger Penrose, “'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary”, in The Guardian:
"This grinchy pronouncement by the president had the value of being truthful."
— 2025 April 30, Shawn McCreesh, “Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’”, in The New York Times, New York City, retrieved 30 Apr 2025:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The judge's final ____ declared the defendant guilty after the trial.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The official ____ from the government confirmed that the ceasefire would take effect at midnight.