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PRONOUNCEMENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An authoritative declaration

Synonyms:

dictum; pronouncement; say-so

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("pronouncement" is a kind of...):

declaration (a statement that is emphatic and explicit (spoken or written))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pronouncement"):

directive (a pronouncement encouraging or banning some activity)

Derivation:

pronounce (pronounce judgment on)

Credits