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pub⋅lic⋅i⋅ty
[puh-blis-i-tee] 
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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. |
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| pub·lic·i·ty (pŭ-blĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
[French publicité, from public, public, from Old French; see public.] |
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Publicity
Pub*lic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. publicit['e].] The quality or state of being public, or open to the knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : publicity
Spanish:
publicidad, anuncios,
German:
die Werbung,
Japanese:
広告
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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