[an.nun.ci.a.tion] n [ME annunciacioun, fr. MF anunciation, fr. LL annuntiation-, annuntiatio, fr. L annuntiare--more at announce] (14c) 1 cap: March 25 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the announcement of the Incarnation to the Virgin Mary
2: the act of announcing or of being announced: announcement