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[ pruh-nouns-muhnt ] / prəˈnaʊns mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pronouncement ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna formal or authoritative statement. an opinion or decision. act of pronouncing. Origin of pronouncementFirst recorded in 1585–95; pronounce + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM pronouncementpre·pro·nounce·ment, nounWords nearby pronouncementpronormoblast, pronotum, pronoun, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronto, pronuclear, pronucleus, pronuke, pronunciamento Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pronouncementIn all likelihood, the pronouncement of death will likely include even more gray area in the future. What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST On the other hand, Muslims worldwide are likely, on the whole, to react negatively to the pronouncement. ISIS Risks Everything to Declare a Caliphate|J.M. Berger|June 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST Depending on its style and brand, it can be a statement of status or a pronouncement of folksiness. The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags|Robin Givhan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Then, as the judge delivered his pronouncement, in an Italian I could not understand, I watched her collapsing forward. Meredith Kercher’s Father on ‘Our Daughter’s Murder’|Barbie Latza Nadeau|April 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST
As if to confirm his pronouncement, The Detroit News ran a prerelease headline proclaiming: “‘John Carter’ Set to Bomb Big.” Define Flop? Mitt Romney, ‘John Carter’ Are Exceeding Expectations|Michael Medved|March 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST The initial misstep on his part had been made upon her pronouncement of the name Stefani Gregor. The Drums Of Jeopardy|Harold MacGrath He was listening, now, as a man arraigned might listen for the pronouncement of a judgment. The Yellow Claw|Sax Rohmer Despite the Union doctor's pronouncement of his impending death, Mosby was back in action again near the end of February, 1865. Rebel Raider|H. Beam Piper His grace's pronouncement was not considered final, and theological opinion was sharply divided on the subject for many years. Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert The German Emperor followed up his pronouncement, 'Our future is on the sea,' by vigorous action.
British Dictionary definitions for pronouncement
nounan official or authoritative statement or announcement the act of pronouncing, declaring, or uttering formally Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pronouncementedict, announcement, decree, proclamation, advertisement, judgment, dictum, publication, promulgation, notification, broadcast, manifesto, report, pronunciamento, ukase |