réclame
Americannoun
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publicity; self-advertisement; notoriety.
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hunger for publicity; talent for getting attention.
noun
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public acclaim or attention; publicity
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the capacity for attracting publicity
Etymology
Origin of réclame
1865–70; < French, derivative of réclamer; see reclaim
Example Sentences
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Once a friend of mine sought to cheer up the morose Georg Brandes by predicting a tremendous réclame for his forthcoming work.
From My Little Boy by Ewald, Carl
Instead of terrorizing the Parisians the Zeppelin raids have merely roused a vivid sense of sportsmanship and curiosity among them—at first they had a real réclame!
From The World Decision by Herrick, Robert
He remembered Adelle, or professed to, and gave her a kindly old man's smile when he shook hands with her, in spite of all the réclame of her indecorous return to her native land.
From Clark's Field by Herrick, Robert
There is much that is ridiculous in the every-day tone of American newspapers, in their thirst for sensations and réclame, in their petty interviews.
From The Shield by Yarmolinsky, Avrahm
From there he had only recently returned with the réclame of one who has adventured far and seen strange lands.
From Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California by Bonner, Geraldine
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