"back-announce" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: back-announces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} back-announce (plural back-announces)
  1. Alternative form of back announce Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: back announce
    Sense id: en-back-announce-en-noun-LuCt4dxQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34

Verb

Forms: back-announces [present, singular, third-person], back-announcing [participle, present], back-announced [participle, past], back-announced [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} back-announce (third-person singular simple present back-announces, present participle back-announcing, simple past and past participle back-announced)
  1. (broadcasting) To briefly identify the music or story that has just aired. Categories (topical): Broadcasting
    Sense id: en-back-announce-en-verb-Fp-7OdF6 Topics: broadcasting, media

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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