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la

feminine

/pɾopaˈɣanda/

Line drawing of propaganda
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Translation

advertising, propaganda

Word origin

From Latin propaganda ('things to be spread'), from propagare ('to propagate, to spread'). The same root gives English 'propagate' and 'propaganda'.

Origin
Latin
Root
propagare
English cognates
propagate, propaganda

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpropagandas

Examples

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The letterbox was full of advertising from the supermarkets.

.

The company spends a lot of money on advertising online.

, convencer .

During the war, the government used propaganda to convince people.

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Do not believe all the advertising you see on television.

Repartieron .

They handed out advertising for the new restaurant around the neighbourhood.

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This word is part of lesson 84.