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- pronunciation:
naUns
mnt
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- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a public or formal notice, statement, or request.
- similar words:
- advertisement, bulletin, declaration, notice
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| definition 2: |
a spoken commercial advertisement or other message, esp. on radio or television.
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| definition 3: |
the act of announcing.
- similar words:
- declaration
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| related words: |
advertisement, assertion, circular, communication, communiqué, expression, introduction, message, profession |
adjective + (n.)announcement
abrupt,
brief,
dramatic,
expected,
formal,
graphic,
grim,
initial,
magic,
official,
paid,
premature,
promotional,
public,
recent,
recorded,
shocking,
startling,
stunning,
sudden,
surprising,
televised,
unexpected
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verb + (n.)announcement
air, broadcast, delay, film, follow, greet, interrupt, issue, make, postpone, precede, tape, time, welcome
(n.)announcement
+ verb
anger, blare, coincide, hail, post, signal, stun
noun + (n.)announcement
advertisement,
anticipation,
applause,
birth,
blockbuster,
boarding,
bombshell,
bulletin,
cease-fire,
earnings,
engagement,
excerpt,
hostage,
implementation,
layoff,
leak,
merger,
poster,
radio,
reaction,
release,
retirement,
service,
surprise,
timing,
wake,
wedding,
withdrawal
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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, annulment, armament, arrangement, commandment, commitment, compartment, complement, compliment, comportment, department, deportment, document, emolument, employment, entertainment, fragment, government, impediment, improvement, indictment, investment, judgment, measurement, movement, pediment, regiment, sacrament, sediment, sentiment, tenement, vestment
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