réclame

[ French rey-klahm ]
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noun
  1. publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.

  2. hunger for publicity; talent for getting attention.

Origin of réclame

1
1865–70; <French, derivative of réclamer;see reclaim

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How to use réclame in a sentence

  • "réclame son privilége de fille de France écrit dans un livre qui est à Saint Denis, de faire ouvrir les prisons," etc.

  • All the vile and secret arts of réclame and puffery were to find no place in its immaculate pages.

    Masques &amp; Phases | Robert Ross
  • He is only a past master of réclame, of the art of advertising.

    Ivory Apes and Peacocks | James Huneker
  • And his friends were not powerful enough to make up for his lack of réclame.

    One Woman's Life | Robert Herrick

British Dictionary definitions for réclame

réclame

/ French (reklam) /


noun
  1. public acclaim or attention; publicity

  2. the capacity for attracting publicity

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