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# pronouncement

«pronouncement» in Mova's school dictionary: **A formal or official statement, often one that announces…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a pronouncement, pronouncements)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A formal or official statement, often one that announces a decision. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#m1)

2) A statement made in a grand way, as if it must be obeyed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and news, kings, judges and governments make pronouncements. In stories, a grand pronouncement can be funny: the Queen of Hearts's «Off with her head!» is a famous pronouncement.

### examples

- The king made a pronouncement from the palace balcony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#x1)
- The Queen of Hearts' pronouncement was: «Off with her head!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#x2)
- The head teacher's pronouncement about mobile phones surprised us. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#x3)
- The judge's pronouncement was final. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#x4)
- Toad made grand pronouncements about his own cleverness. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#x5)
- The pronouncement was printed in all the newspapers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/#x6)

### note

From «pronounce» (to say officially, or to say a word's sounds). Spelling trap: pronouncement keeps the «ou», but pronunciation drops it.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pronouncement» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pronouncement/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.