A public or formal statement about a fact, occurrence, or intention.
From Old French 'anoncer' meaning 'to announce,' from Latin 'annuntiare' (ad- 'to' + nuntiare 'to report'). The '-ment' suffix creates a noun meaning 'the act or result of announcing.'
Before mass media, announcements were literally made by 'criers' who would ring bells or blow horns in town squares to gather crowds. The tradition continues in some formal settings where announcements still begin with attention-getting sounds.
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