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pro·mo·tion 
[pruh-moh-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
[pruh-moh-shuhn] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | advancement in rank or position. |
| 2. | furtherance or encouragement. |
| 3. | the act of promoting. |
| 4. | the state of being promoted. |
| 5. | something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance. |
| 6. | Also called queening. Chess. the replacement of a pawn that has reached the enemy's first rank by a more powerful piece of the same color, usually a queen. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| pro·mo·tion
(prə-mō'shən) Pronunciation Key
n.
pro·mo'tion·al adj., pro·mo'tion·al·ly adv. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
promotion
promotion
1429, "advancement," from O.Fr. promotion (14c.), from L. promotionem, noun of action from promovere (see promote). Meaning "advertising, publicity" first recorded 1925. Promotional "relating to advertising" first recorded 1922.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| promotion | |
noun | |
| 1. | a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" |
| 2. | act of raising in rank or position [ant: demotion] |
| 3. | encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something |
| 4. | the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" [syn: forwarding] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
promotion pro·mo·tion (prə-mō'shən)
n.
The stimulation of the progress or growth of a tumor following initiation by a promoter.
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