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back annos

back annos is the plural of back anno.

Meaning of back anno

Noun

back anno (plural back annos)

  1. (informal) An announcement at the end of a broadcast item and relating back to that item.
    • 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.2002, Pete Wilby, The Radio Handbook, page 136

Questions about back annos

What is back annos the plural of?
Back annos is the plural of back anno.

Words near back annos in the dictionary

  1. back and fore
  2. back and forth
  3. back and forths
  4. back and forward
  5. back anno
  6. back annos
  7. back announce
  8. back announced
  9. back announcement
  10. back announcements
  11. back announces

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