promotion
[ pruh-moh-shuh n ]
/ prəˈmoʊ ʃən /
noun
advancement in rank or position.
furtherance or encouragement.
the act of promoting.
the state of being promoted.
something devised to publicize or advertise a product, cause, institution, etc., as a brochure, free sample, poster, television or radio commercial, or personal appearance.
Also called queening. Chess. the replacement of a pawn that has reached the enemy's first rank by a more powerful piece of the same color, usually a queen.
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promontory, promote, promoter, promoter of the faith, promoting agent, promotion, promotional, promotive, promposal, prompt, prompt side
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promotion
c.1400, "advancement in rank or position," from Old French promocion "election, promotion" (14c., Modern French promotion) and directly from Latin promotionem (nominative promotio) "a moving forward," noun of action from past participle stem of promovere (see promote). Meaning "advertising, publicity" first recorded 1925.
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Medicine definitions for promotion
promotion
[ prə-mō′shən ]
n.
The stimulation of the progress or growth of a tumor following initiation by a promoter.
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