different between announcement vs preannouncement

For Wiktionary's announcements, see Wiktionary:Announcements

English

announce +? -ment

announcement (plural announcements)

An act of announcing, or giving notice.
He raised his hand to make his announcement and said "Excuse me everyone, I have an announcement to make.
That which conveys what is announced.
This announcement was made during the first training session.
The content which is announced.
The announcement implied that somebody needed a spare Toshiba charger.

announcement in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
“announcement” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

pre- +? announcement

preannouncement (countable and uncountable, plural preannouncements)

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