proclamation
pronunciation
How to pronounce proclamation in British English:
UK [ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃn]
How to pronounce proclamation in American English:
US [ˌprɑːkləˈmeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- a formal public statement
- the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
Word Origin
- proclamation (n.)
- late 14c., "act of making public," also "that which is proclaimed;" from Old French proclamacion (14c., Modern French proclamation) and directly from Latin proclamationem (nominative proclamatio), noun of action from past participle stem of proclamare (see proclaim).
Example
- 1. This was the objection raised in a proclamation by charles ii of england in 1675 .
- 2. Take the recent proclamation from the united nations environment program , which argued that governments should dramatically cut back on the use of resources .
- 3. Barack obama highlighted the issue in a presidential proclamation in december to mark stalking awareness month .
- 4. And it 's more like a religious proclamation than a technocratic assessment .
- 5. Thanksgiving was first celebrated as a national holiday in 1863 , after abraham lincoln 's presidential proclamation , which set the date as the last thursday in november .