declaration

B1 Topic:Communication

US /ˌdek.ləˈɹæɪ.ʃən/ UK /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #9677

Meanings

1

noun
A formal or strong statement announcing something.

The country issued a declaration of independence.
2

noun
An official statement listing goods, income, or other things you must report.

You must fill in a customs declaration for any goods you bring back.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a formal or strong... statement proclamation

Word family

Forms declarations

Derived forms counterdeclarationmisdeclarationnondeclarationpredeclarationredeclarationundeclaration

Related forms complaint declare statutory

Etymology

From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.

declaration Middle English dēclārātiōnem Latin dēclārātiō Latin

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Topics

Communication Register & Style

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# declaration

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdek.ləˈɹæɪ.ʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdɛk.ləˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 9677

## Meanings
1. A formal or strong statement announcing something.
2. An official statement listing goods, income, or other things you must report.

## Examples
- The country issued a declaration of independence.
- You must fill in a customs declaration for any goods you bring back.

## Derived Forms
- counterdeclaration
- misdeclaration
- nondeclaration
- predeclaration
- redeclaration
- undeclaration

## Related Forms
- complaint
- declare
- statutory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: declaration
- Root: dēclārātiōnem
- Root: dēclārātiō

## Etymology
From Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō.

## AI Etymology
declaration comes from Middle English declaration, declaracion, declaracioun, from Old French declaration (French déclaration), from Latin dēclārātiōnem, accusative of Latin dēclārātiō. The historical chain includes Middle English declaration, Old French declaration, Latin dēclārātiōnem, Latin dēclārātiō. Current senses include A formal or strong statement announcing something and An official statement listing goods, income, or other things you must report. English relatives and later formations include counterdeclaration, misdeclaration, nondeclaration, complaint, declare.

## Topics
- Communication
- Register & Style

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