pronouncement

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prononcement. Doublet of pronunciamento.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pronouncement (plural pronouncements)

1. An official public announcement.

   The trial concluded with the pronouncement of a guilty verdict.

2. An utterance.
   • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]

     Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

   • March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary

     His pronouncements carried great authority, but his physical difficulties often caused them to be enigmatic in their brevity.

Translations

an official public announcement

• Bulgarian: обявяване (bg) n (objavjavane), декларация (bg) f (deklaracija)
• Finnish: julistus (fi), ilmoitus (fi)
• Latin: effātum n
• Polish: oświadczenie (pl) n
• Portuguese: pronunciamento (pt) m
• Russian: заявле́ние (ru) n (zajavlénije), вынесе́ние (ru) n (vynesénije)

an utterance

• Bulgarian: изказване (bg) n (izkazvane)
• Maori: tātaku