Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an edict that has been publicly posted;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Programma \Pro*gram"ma\, n.; pl. Programmata. [ L. See
Programme.]
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1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any law, which, after it had passed the
Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public
inspection previously to its being proposed to the general
assembly of the people.
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2. An edict published for public information; an official
bulletin; a public proclamation.
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3. See Programme.
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4. A preface. [Obs.] --T. Warton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
programma
n 1: an edict that has been publicly posted