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- [dek-luh-rey-shuh n]
- /ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən/
- /ˌdek.ləˈreɪ.ʃən/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [dek-luh-rey-shuh n]
- /ˌdɛk ləˈreɪ ʃən/
Definitions of declaration word
- countable noun declaration A declaration is an official announcement or statement. 3
- countable noun declaration A declaration is a firm, emphatic statement which shows that you have no doubts about what you are saying. 3
- countable noun declaration A declaration is a written statement about something which you have signed and which can be used as evidence in a court of law. 3
- noun declaration an explicit or emphatic statement 3
- noun declaration a formal statement or announcement; proclamation 3
- noun declaration the act of declaring 3
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Origin of declaration
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English declaracioun (< Anglo-French) < Latin dēclārātiōn- (stem of dēclārātiō) explanation, equivalent to dēclārāt(us) (past participle of dēclārāre to explain, declare; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Declaration
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
declaration popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
declaration usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for declaration
noun declaration
- saying — what a person says or has to say.
- bomb — A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
- disclosure — the act or an instance of disclosing; exposure; revelation.
- communication — Communications are the systems and processes that are used to communicate or broadcast information, especially by means of electricity or radio waves.
- profession — a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Compare learned profession.
Antonyms for declaration
noun declaration
- secret — done, made, or conducted without the knowledge of others: secret negotiations.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
- silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
- denial — A denial of something is a statement that it is not true, does not exist, or did not happen.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
Top questions with declaration
- who wrote the declaration of independence?
- when was the declaration of independence signed?
- who signed the declaration of independence?
- what is the declaration of independence?
- where was the declaration of independence signed?
- who is considered the author of the declaration of independence?
- where was the declaration of independence sign?
- where is the declaration of independence housed?
- where is the declaration of independence?
- when was the declaration of independence written?
- why was the declaration of independence written?
- how many people signed the declaration of independence?
- what was the purpose of the declaration of independence?
- what did the declaration of independence do?
- what year was the declaration of independence signed?
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