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Added 9 October 2026

proclaim

/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/ verb

In Latin: proclamo Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about proclaim at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Declare formally; declare someone to be something; of titles.
He was proclaimed King
State or announce.
`I am not a Communist,' he exclaimed
Affirm or declare as an attribute or quality of.
The speech predicated the fitness of the candidate to be President

Origin

From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).

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