[syn: announcement, promulgation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Announcement \An*nounce"ment\, n.
The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which
announces; proclamation; publication.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
announcement
n 1: a formal public statement; "the government made an
announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration
of independence" [syn: announcement, proclamation,
annunciation, declaration]
2: a public statement containing information about an event that
has happened or is going to happen; "the announcement
appeared in the local newspaper"; "the promulgation was
written in English" [syn: announcement, promulgation]