1 [C] a spoken or written statement that informs people about sth:
Today's announcement of a peace agreement came after weeks of discussion. * Announcements of births, marriages and deaths appear in some newspapers. * a formal / an official / a public announcement * I have a few announcements to make.
2 [U] the act of publicly informing people about sth:
Announcement of the verdict was accompanied by shouts and cheers.
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Is announcement a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, announcement is tagged as noun.
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