noun
- A festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.
- synonyms: Lady Day, Annunciation Day, March 25
- Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ. (
- A formal public statement.
- usage: "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
- synonyms: announcement, proclamation, declaration
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