annunciator

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noun

Anything that announces something.

OriginLatin [Term?] →
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Meanings

nounannunciator (plural annunciators)

plural annunciators

  1. Anything that announces something.
    1. An officer in the church of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the people of the festivals to be celebrated.
  2. A signalling device that shows which of several electrical circuits is active, especially such a device in a telephone switchboard.
  3. UKrailwaysA buzzer in a signal box that sounds when a train activates a treadle positioned on the track, and thus provides a warning or announcement of a nearby train.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]
  2. Englishannunciator

From Latin [Term?].

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APA

annunciator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annunciator

MLA

“annunciator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annunciator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “annunciator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/annunciator.

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