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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin, from proclamare; PROCLAIM

proclamation

 noun
     
proc‧la‧ma‧tion
[uncountable and countable] an official public statement about something that is important, or when someone makes such a statement [↪ proclaim]:
The authorities issued a proclamation forbidding public meetings.
proclamation of
the proclamation of Lithuania's independence
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