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Annunciation

The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.

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Narrower term 2

Edict 76% connected

A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement;…

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Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Promulgation 76% connected

The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as, the promulgation of the gospel.

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Broader term 1

Statement 76% connected

The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or in paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his case.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 2

Declare 74% connected

To make clear; to free from obscurity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Declare 74% connected

To make clear; to free from obscurity.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Containing whole 2

Mar 70% connected

A small lake. See Mere.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

March 70% connected

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 3

Announcement 92% connected

The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which announces; proclamation; publication.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Declaration 92% connected

The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on any subject; proclamation; expositio…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Proclamation 92% connected

The act of proclaiming; official or general notice; publication.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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