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- pronunciation:
naUns
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- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
An announcement is something that lets people know about something new. If you want people to know about an event at your school, you might make an announcement on the radio. Usually, an announcement is made to many people at the same time.
The newspaper prints wedding announcements once a week.- similar words:
- bulletin, notice
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| definition 2: |
An announcement is the act of telling a piece of news to many people.
Did you hear the announcement of the contest winners?- similar words:
- declaration
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| related words: |
advertisement, communication, expression, introduction, profession |
The word announcement
contains the following parts:
an-2
Latin
prefix
that means to, toward
  More about this word part:
The prefix an-
occurs in Latin loanwords. It is an assimilated form of ad- used before roots beginning with the letter "n," such as "nul" and "not." See ad-.
Example words:
noun, nunc
Latin
root
that means declare
Example words:
-ment
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act, process, or instance of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ment
attaches to Latin verb roots (e.g., doc, reg, sed) or to English verbs of Latin origin to form nouns.
Example words:
adjustment, advertisement, agreement, announcement, armament, arrangement, commandment, compartment, complement, compliment, department, document, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, improvement, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, regiment, sediment, sentiment
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