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–noun

1.	extensive mention in the news media or by word of mouth or other means of communication.

2.	public notice so gained.

3.	the measures, process, or business of securing public notice.

4.	information, articles, or advertisements issued to secure public notice or attention.

5.	the state of being public, or open to general observation or knowledge.

[Origin: 1785–95; < F publicité < ML pūblicitās. See public, -ity

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pub·lic·i·ty Audio Help (pŭ-blĭs'ĭ-tē) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. Information that concerns a person, group, event, or product and that is disseminated through various media to attract public notice.
2. Public interest, notice, or notoriety achieved by the spreading of such information.
3. The act, process, or occupation of disseminating information to gain public interest.
The condition of being public.

[French publicité, from public, public, from Old French; see public.]

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publicity

1791, "condition of being public," from Fr. publicité (1694), from M.L. publicitatem (nom. publicitas), from L. publicus (see public). Sense of "making something known, advertising" is from 1826. Publicity stunt first recorded 1926. Publicize first recorded 1928. Publicist (1792) is from Fr., originally "writer on current topics;" meaning "press agent" is from 1930.

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publicity
noun
1.	a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas" [syn: promotion]
2.	the quality of being open to public view; "the publicity of the court room"

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puˈblicity1 [-ˈblisə-] noun

advertising
Example: There is a lot of publicity about the dangers of smoking.

Arabic:	إعْلان
Chinese (Simplified):	广告，宣传
Chinese (Traditional):	廣告，宣傳
Czech:	propagace
Danish:	reklame; PR
Dutch:	publiciteit
Estonian:	avalik tähelepanu
Finnish:	tiedotus
French:	publicité
German:	die Werbung
Greek:	δημοσιότητα
Hungarian:	reklámozás
Icelandic:	auglÿsingar
Indonesian:	publikasi
Italian:	pubblicità

Japanese:	広告
Korean:	선전, 광고(문)
Latvian:	reklāma
Lithuanian:	reklama
Norwegian:	reklame
Polish:	reklama
Portuguese (Brazil):	publicidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	publicidade
Romanian:	publicitate
Russian:	реклама
Slovak:	propagácia
Slovenian:	reklama
Spanish:	publicidad, anuncios
Swedish:	reklam
Turkish:	reklâm, tanıtma

puˈblicity2 [-ˈblisə-] noun

the state of being widely known
Example: Film stars usually like publicity.

Arabic:	شُهْرَه
Chinese (Simplified):	宣扬
Chinese (Traditional):	宣揚
Czech:	veřejná známost
Danish:	publicity
Dutch:	bekendheid
Estonian:	üldtuntus
Finnish:	julkisuus
French:	publicité
German:	die Publizität
Greek:	δημοσιότητα
Hungarian:	nyilvánosság; népszerűsítés
Icelandic:	frægð
Indonesian:	publikasi
Italian:	pubblicità

Japanese:	知れ渡ること
Korean:	널리 알려짐
Latvian:	popularitāte
Lithuanian:	viešumas
Norwegian:	offentlig omtale, publisitet
Polish:	rozgłos
Portuguese (Brazil):	publicidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	publicidade
Romanian:	publicitate
Russian:	известность
Slovak:	publicita
Slovenian:	publiciteta
Spanish:	publicidad
Swedish:	publicitet
Turkish:	tanınma, şöhret