publicity
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ɪ 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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World English Dictionary
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. the technique or process of attracting public attention to people, products, etc, as by the use of the mass media |
| b. (as modifier): a publicity agent | |
| 2. | public interest resulting from information supplied by such a technique or process |
| 3. | information used to draw public attention to people, products, etc |
| 4. | the state of being public |
| [C18: via French from Medieval Latin pūblicitās; see | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
The trial itself was a circus, largely a publicity stunt for the county.
Wagoner says the next few months will be spent drumming up publicity.
It started as a publicity stunt, but now the bloom is off the rose.
It's often worth it to print the controversial even when it's tragically flawed to get debate and publicity going.
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