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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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
All the vile and secret arts of réclame and puffery were to find no place in its immaculate pages.
From Masques & Phases by Ross, Robert
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 Palmer, Frederick
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
This method of calling attention to the merits of wares was a French one—a sort of réclame introduced by Villemessant in his journal La Sylphide.
From Pickwickian Studies by Fitzgerald, Percy Hethrington
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