Added 9 October 2026
annunciation
noun
Latin root: annuntiātiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about annunciation at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.
- (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ.
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A formal public statement.
the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
Origin
From Middle English annunciacion, annunciation, from Latin annuntiātiō and Old French anonciacion.
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