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Meaning of proclamation in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌprɑkləˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/

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  1. Noun

    proclamation

    Etymology

    late Middle English: via Old French from Latin proclamatio(n-), from proclamare‘shout out’ (see proclaim)

    Definitions

    1. a formal public statement

    Examples

    • « the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war »
    • « a declaration of independence »

    Derived terms

    • announce
    • declare
    • proclaim
  2. 2. the formal act of proclaiming

    Examples

    • « giving public notice »
    • « his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature »

    Derived terms

    • exclaim
    • proclaim
    • promulgate

Famous quotes

  • « The arc of American history almost inevitably moves toward freedom. Whether it's Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation, the expansion of women's rights or, now, gay rights, I think there is an almost-inevitable march toward greater civil liberties. »
    James McGreevey
  • « Until justice is blind to color, until education is unaware of race, until opportunity is unconcerned with the color of men's skins, emancipation will be a proclamation but not a fact. »
    Lyndon B. Johnson

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