different between finding vs pronouncement

English

Etymology

From Middle English fyndyng, Old English findincge; equivalent to find +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?nd??/
• Hyphenation: find?ing

Noun

finding (plural findings)

1. A result of research or an investigation.
2. (law) A formal conclusion by a judge, jury or regulatory agency on issues of fact.
3. That which is found, a find, a discovery.
4. The act of discovering something by chance, an instance of finding something by chance.
5. (Canada, US, generally plural) Tools or materials used in shoe making or repair. [from 19th century]
6. A self-contained component of assembled jewellery. [from 19th century]

Derived terms

• fault-finding, faultfinding
• findings
• key finding
• wayfinding

Translations

Verb

finding

1. present participle of find

References

• “finding, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2016

English

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman and Old French prononcement. Doublet of pronunciamento.

Noun

pronouncement (plural pronouncements)

1. An official public announcement.

   The trial concluded with the pronouncement of a guilty verdict.

2. An utterance.
   • July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]

     Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.

   • March 14, 2018, Roger Penrose writing in The Guardian, 'Mind over matter': Stephen Hawking – obituary

     His pronouncements carried great authority, but his physical difficulties often caused them to be enigmatic in their brevity.

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