annunciatoryadj.
/əˈnʌnʃɪət(ə)ri/, /əˈnʌnsɪət(ə)ri/, U.S. /əˈnənsiəˌtɔri/ That announces or proclaims something, esp. the arrival of something.
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annunciative1616
annunciatory1790
proclamatory1843
1790 Analyt. Rev. 8 App. 563 An unexpected clap of thunder..is still wont to terrify us more than another under the common annunciatory appearances of the heavens.
1834 W. Roberts Mem. Hannah More III. xi. 161 That one of the most illustrious females..should have her tenderest feelings thus barbarously sported with..in annunciatory advertisements.
1885 Chambers's Jrnl. 19 Sept. 606/2 Before sundown their [sc. the mosquitoes'] annunciatory hum began.
1909 Green Bk. Album Dec. 1235/2 Thrice he sounds his annunciatory trumpet.
1992 Independent 1 Feb. 31/4 The annunciatory opening, with brooding sighs over long jabbing chords, achieves a sustained tension that is remarkable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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adj.1790- point of appui
- point of articulation
- point of augmentation
- point of closure
- point of contact
- point of contrary flexure
- point of convergence
- point of departure
- point of distance
- point of divergence
- point of division imperfection
- point of duplication
- point of exclamation
- point of honour
- point of horse
- point of hunting
- point of imitation
- point of imperfection
- point of incidence
- point of indifference
- point of inflection
- point of interrogation
- point of lay
- point of no return
- point of order