· a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
Synonym(s): Annunciation, Lady_Day, Annunciation_Day, March_25
Hypernym(s): quarter_day
· (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ
Synonym(s): Annunciation
· a formal public statement; "the government made an announcement about changes in the drug war"; "a declaration of independence"
Synonym(s): announcement, proclamation, declaration
Hypernym(s): statement