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/ədvˈərtəzmənt/ /ˌædvərtˈaɪzmənt/ Listen

noun

Advertisement n.

The act of informing or notifying; notification. (Archaic) "An advertisement of danger."

Admonition; advice; warning. (Obs.) "Therefore give me no counsel: My griefs cry louder than advertisement."

A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper containing many advertisements.

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Etymology of 'Advertisement'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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