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pronouncement
English
Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French prononcement. Doublet of pronunciamento.
Noun
pronouncement (plural pronouncements)
- An official public announcement.
- The trial concluded with the pronouncement of a guilty verdict.
- 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.
- July 18 2012, Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises[1]
Translations
pronouncement From the web:
fiat
English
Etymology
From Latin f?at (“let it be done”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fa?æt/, /?fi.æt/
- Rhymes: -æt
Noun
fiat (plural fiats)
- An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
- 1788, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist no. 73
- The reflection that the fate of a fellow-creature depended on his sole fiat, would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution; [...]
- 1788, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist no. 73
- Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.
- (English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
- (English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.
Translations
Derived terms
- fiat money
- fiat currency
Verb
fiat (third-person singular simple present fiats, present participle fiating, simple past and past participle fiated)
- (transitive, used in academic debate and role-playing games) To make (something) happen.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:fiat.
References
- fiat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- fita
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /fi?at/
- Rhymes: -at
Verb
fiat m (feminine fiada, masculine plural fiats, feminine plural fiades)
- past participle of fiar
Latin
Verb
f?at
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of f??: "may it become", "may it be made", "may it happen"
- third-person singular present passive subjunctive of faci?: "may it become", "may it be made", "may it happen"
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