nounadjective

el comunicado

statement

Es una nota oficial o un mensaje escrito que una persona o un grupo envía para informar a los demás sobre algo importante.

Definition & meaning

  1. Official statement or announcement: A formal declaration or a document issued by an organization, government, or institution to inform the public or the media about a specific matter, policy, or event.
  2. Past participle: The past participle of the verb comunicar , meaning "communicated" or "informed." In this sense, it describes someone or something that has been told or made known.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: As a noun, comunicado is a masculine singular noun. As a past participle, it functions as an adjective or part of a compound verb tense.
  • Word origin: It derives from the Latin communicatus, the past participle of communicare, which means "to share," "to make common," or "to impart." The word is composed of the prefix com- (with/together) and the root related to munus (duty, gift, or service).

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

Antonyms:

  • Silencio
  • Secretismo
  • Ocultamiento

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Examples

El director emitió un comunicado oficial.noun

The director issued an official statement.

Recibí un comunicado importante de la escuela.noun

I received an important statement from the school.

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