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declaration.

An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌdek.ləˈɹæɪ.ʃən/Australia, New-Zealand
  1. An emphatic or formal act of saying, telling or asserting something, by speech or writing; a decisive assertion or proclamation.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Specifically, a declaration of love.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  3. A list of items for various legal purposes, e.g. customs declaration.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act or process of declaring.

    countable · uncountable
  5. The act, by the captain of a batting side, of declaring an innings closed.

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  6. In common law, the formal document specifying plaintiff's cause of action, including the facts necessary to sustain a proper cause of action, and to advise the defendant of the grounds upon which he is being sued.

    countable · uncountable
  7. The specification of an object, such as a variable or function, establishing its existence but not necessarily describing its contents.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.

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