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heralds

noun

Meaning

  1. The long-tailed duck, or oldsquaw.
  2. A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
  3. A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
  4. An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
  5. A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
  6. To proclaim or announce an event.
  7. (usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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