proclamation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a formal public statement
  2. noun the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice

Etymology

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

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Synonyms

announcement, annunciation, declaration

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