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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All the vile and secret arts of réclame and puffery were to find no place in its immaculate pages.
From Masques & Phases by Robert Ross
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 Robert Herrick
And then to have to watch Dad and mother still pushing, scheming, intriguing; always with the affectation of despising réclame, yet doing nothing—not the most simple act—without a careful eye to it!
From The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero
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 Geraldine Bonner
Yet he did not find the words, because he was rather pleased with the réclame of being a hero, which was an entirely new experience in a family that had been for generations in service.
From The Last Shot by Frederick Palmer
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