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pronouncement

[ pruh-nouns-muh nt ]

/ prəˈnaʊns mənt /

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noun

a formal or authoritative statement.

an opinion or decision.

act of pronouncing.

Origin of pronouncement

First recorded in 1585–95; pronounce + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM pronouncement

pre·pro·nounce·ment, noun

Words nearby pronouncement

pronormoblast, pronotum, pronoun, pronounce, pronounced, pronouncement, pronto, pronuclear, pronucleus, pronuke, pronunciamento

Example sentences from the Web for pronouncement

In 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.

All Afloat |William Wood

British Dictionary definitions for pronouncement

pronouncement

/ (prəˈnaʊnsmənt) /

noun

an official or authoritative statement or announcement

the act of pronouncing, declaring, or uttering formally