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The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.

of Antioch, in Syria. Antiochian epoch (Chron.), a method of computing time, from the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C. 48.

To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or other significant sign. I would applaud thee to the very echo, That should applaud again. Shak.

nd praise publicly expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation. The brave man seeks not popular applause. Dryden.

To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] "Whiskered cats arointed flee." Mrs. Browning.

A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient France.

An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated lakes of Mexico; the siredon.

An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt. Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was utterly unknown to the English public. De Quincey.

A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice, mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public proclamation.

An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.

intestines of certain ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential, or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.

Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. "Do thou thy master's bidding." Shak.

An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans. [Written also Bizmillah.]

An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also boh and boo.]

Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.

Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.

darius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicuña, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia).

Full of censure; censorious. The censorial declamation of Juvenal. T. Warton.

Deserving of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensible; as, a censurable person, or censurable conduct. -- Cen"sur*a*bleness, n. -- Cen"sur*a*bly, adv.

A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc. Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street. Tennyson. Whzt cheer Now do you fare What is there that is cheering