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| pub·lic·i·ty [ pu blíssətee ] |
noun |
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1. activity stimulating public interest: activity, especially advertising and the dissemination of information, designed to increase public interest in or awareness of something or somebody
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often used before a noun
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  The event was dismissed as a mere publicity stunt.
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2. interest created by publicity: public or media interest gained as a result of publicizing something
We got more publicity from that one newspaper photograph than from a hundred advertisements.
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3. attention-getting information: information, material, or other means used to publicize something or somebody
The lawsuit that turned out to be great publicity.
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4. condition of being public: the condition of being known or available to the public
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formal
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| [Late 18th century. < French publicité< public< Latin publicus (see public)] |
