Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back anno

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: back- an-no
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Back annos may take a very simple form such as a name check of the last voice heard on the package and stations have been known to ban their use on the basis that anything in the radio text that looks back at what has been said is redundant communication."
"The 'landing' is the back anno, which is the follow-up to the item, and which leads the listeners smoothly from the item and back into the rest of the programme ready for some more signposting, an ident or some music, perhaps, […]"

Etymology

Short for back announcement.

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

back annos (plural)

Questions

What does back anno mean?: An announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.
Where does back anno come from?: Short for back announcement.

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