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   Ad·ver·tise·ment

   /ˈadvərˌtīzm(ə)nt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a notice or announcement in a public medium promoting a product, service, or event or publicizing a job vacancy: "advertisements for alcoholic drinks" Similar noticeannouncementbulletincommercialpromotionblurbwrite-updisplayposterleafletpamphletflyerbillhandbillhandoutcircularbrochuresignplacardfolderdodgerafficheinformal:adpushplugpuffbumfadvert
   • ▪ a person or thing regarded as a means of recommending something: "unhappy clients are not a good advertisement for the company"
   • ▪ a notice to readers in a book.

   Word Origin late Middle English (denoting a statement calling attention to something): from Old French advertissement, from the verb advertir (see advertise).

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