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proclaim.

To announce or declare.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/pɹəʊˈkleɪm/Received-Pronunciation/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/Canada, US/pɹəʉˈklæɪm/Australia
  1. To announce or declare.

  2. To make (something) the subject of an official proclamation bringing it within the scope of emergency powers.

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Where this word comes from

From Middle English proclamen, proclaime, from Old French proclamer, from Latin prōclāmō, prōclāmāre, from prō- (“forth”) + clāmō (“to shout, cry out”). Spelling altered by influence of claim, from the same Latin source (clāmō).

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