noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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General-American:/ˌpɹɑkləˈmeɪʃən/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌpɹɒkləˈmeɪʃən/
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A statement which is proclaimed; formal a public announcement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The Tuesday meetings are only thirty minutes now. That proclamation was made in the previous meeting.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the formal act of proclaiming; giving public notice
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
his promulgation of the policy proved to be premature
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: promulgation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, deed, human action, human activity
3
noun
Meaning 3
a formal public statement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war
a declaration of independence
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: announcement, annunciation, declaration
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: statement
Narrower terms: edict, promulgation
History
Etymology
From Middle English proclamacion, from Anglo-Norman and Old French proclamacion, from Late Latin proclāmātiō, from the verb Latin prōclāmō.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
proklamasie
— a statement which is proclaimed
Arabic:
مَنْسُور
(mansūr)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Arabic:
مُنَادَاة
(munādāh)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Bengali:
এলান
(elan)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Bulgarian:
послание
(poslanie)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Bulgarian:
възвание
(vǎzvanie)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Catalan:
proclamació
— a statement which is proclaimed
Dutch:
proclamatie
— a statement which is proclaimed
Esperanto:
proklamo
— a statement which is proclaimed
Finnish:
julistus
— a statement which is proclaimed
French:
proclamation
— a statement which is proclaimed
Galician:
proclamación
— a statement which is proclaimed
Georgian:
გამოცხადება
(gamocxadeba)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Georgian:
განცხადება
(gancxadeba)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Georgian:
პროკლამაცია
(ṗroḳlamacia)
— a statement which is proclaimed
German:
Proklamation
— a statement which is proclaimed
Gothic:
𐌼𐌴𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃
(mēreins)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Hebrew:
הצהרה
(hatz'hará)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Hungarian:
kiáltvány
— a statement which is proclaimed
Hungarian:
nyilatkozat
— a statement which is proclaimed
Indonesian:
proklamasi
— a statement which is proclaimed
Irish:
fógra
— a statement which is proclaimed
Italian:
proclamazione
— a statement which is proclaimed
Latin:
fatum
— a statement which is proclaimed
Latin:
effatum
— a statement which is proclaimed
Malayalam:
വിളംബരം
(viḷambaraṁ)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Norwegian Bokmål:
proklamasjon
— a statement which is proclaimed
Norwegian Nynorsk:
proklamasjon
— a statement which is proclaimed
Polish:
proklamacja
— a statement which is proclaimed
Polish:
odezwa
— a statement which is proclaimed
Polish:
apel
— a statement which is proclaimed
Polish:
uniwersał
— a statement which is proclaimed
Portuguese:
proclamação
— a statement which is proclaimed
Romanian:
proclamație
— a statement which is proclaimed
Russian:
провозглаше́ние
(provozglašénije)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Russian:
проклама́ция
(proklamácija)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Russian:
деклара́ция
(deklarácija)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Scottish Gaelic:
gairm
— a statement which is proclaimed
Scottish Gaelic:
glaodhadh
— a statement which is proclaimed
Spanish:
proclamación
— a statement which is proclaimed
Turkish:
ilan
— a statement which is proclaimed
Turkish:
beyan
— a statement which is proclaimed
Turkish:
duyuru
— a statement which is proclaimed
Ukrainian:
проголо́шення
(proholóšennja)
— a statement which is proclaimed
Ukrainian:
універсал
— a statement which is proclaimed
