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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An official announcement.

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  • noun an official report or statement, such as a government press release or the report of a conference.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, from past participle of communiquer, to announce, from Latin commūnicāre, to communicate; see communicate.]

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Borrowing from French communiqué ("something communicated"), past participle of communiquer ("to communicate").

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