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/py.bli.si.te/
Translation
advertising; an advert
Word origin
From public, from Latin publicus ('of the people'). The word first meant the state of being publicly known, and only later came to mean advertising.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- publicus
- English cognates
- publicity, public
Grammar
Examples
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The advert comes on between two films.
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Adverts are everywhere on television.
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He has worked in advertising for twenty years.
Cette .
That advert cost a great deal.
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The newspaper lives off advertising.
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