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pronunciamento

pro·nun·ci·a·men·to
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pruh-nuhn-see-uh-men-toh, -shee-uh-]
    • /prəˌnʌn si əˈmɛn toʊ, -ʃi ə-/
    • /prə.ˌnʌn.sɪə.ˈmen.təʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pruh-nuhn-see-uh-men-toh, -shee-uh-]
    • /prəˌnʌn si əˈmɛn toʊ, -ʃi ə-/

Definitions of pronunciamento word

  • noun plural pronunciamento a proclamation; manifesto; edict. 1
  • noun pronunciamento an edict, proclamation, or manifesto, esp one issued by rebels in a Spanish-speaking country 0
  • noun pronunciamento an authoritarian announcement 0
  • noun pronunciamento a public declaration or pronouncement; proclamation 0
  • noun pronunciamento manifesto 0

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Origin of pronunciamento

First appearance:

before 1825
One of the 37% newest English words
1825-35; < Spanish pronunciamiento < Latin prōnūntiā(re) to pronounce + -mentum -ment

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Parts of speech for Pronunciamento

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pronunciamento popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pronunciamento usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pronunciamento

noun pronunciamento

  • declaration — A declaration is an official announcement or statement.
  • decretum — the name given to various collections of canon law, esp that made by the monk Gratian in the 12th century, which forms the first part of the Corpus Juris Canonici
  • divulgation — to make publicly known; publish.
  • edict — a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
  • in-junction — Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.

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