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Added 7 October 2026

proclamation

/ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/ noun

In Latin: fatum, effatum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about proclamation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A statement which is proclaimed; a formal public announcement.
The Tuesday meetings are only thirty minutes now. That proclamation was made in the previous meeting.

Origin

From Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-Norman and Old French proclamacion, from Late Latin proclāmātiō, from the verb Latin prōclāmō.

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