annunciation
- noun
- /əˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/
- Formal
:
anuncio
- The annunciation of the new policy was made during a formal ceremony at the city hall.
So let me tell you your Annunciation of that story.
- So let me tell you your Annunciation of that story.
Examples
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Or a kind of annunciation?
Academic text (2007) -
So let me tell you your Annunciation of that story.
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You know the annunciation, right?
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Six weeks later, that modern instrument of annunciation, the home pregnancy test, told us we were going to have a baby.
Academic text (2007) -
I sought out annunciations wherever we went, collecting postcards of my favorites.
Academic text (2007) -
Scripture on Mary as mother is few, but represents different contexts: Annunciation, Joseph's dilemma, Visitation, Bethlehem.
Academic text (2005) -
The annunciation of the birth of a holy man or woman by an angel or an otherwise heavenly messenger is a common topos in early Christian literature, patterned after those annunciations of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and well in line with the literary traditions of the birth and early childhood of the theios aner, the divine Human Being.
Academic text (2007) -
The annunciation of the birth of a holy man or woman by an angel or an otherwise heavenly messenger is a common topos in early Christian literature, patterned after those annunciations of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, and well in line with the literary traditions of the birth and early childhood of the theios aner, the divine Human Being.
Academic text (2007) -
During the church service, the priest made an annunciation about the upcoming charity event.
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The annunciation of her appointment as the new director was met with much excitement among the staff.
Synonyms
59
5.5
An official public announcement by a government or leader that tells people something important
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7.2
A statement that a person in power announces to the public
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1.9
An important public message about news or plans
Compounds
A Christian festival that remembers when the angel Gabriel told Mary she would have a son, held on March 25
How Formal
- Formal
- Formal
59
5.5
738
1.5
126
1.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
annunciation = announce (semi-transparent) = annunci + ation
The relation to 'announce' is visible but the stem change (announce → annunci-) and specialized/religious usage may confuse learners.
Etymology
Annunciation comes from the Latin verb annuntiare and the noun nuntius, which means 'messenger', and it shares the same root as the English word announce. So an annunciation is a formal 'announcement'—an important message given in an official way.