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Webster 1913 Edition


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Ad-ver′tise-ment

(ăd-vẽr′tĭz-ment or ădˊvẽr-tīz′ment; 277)
,
Noun.
[F.
avertisement
, formerly also spelled
advertissement
, a warning, giving notice, fr.
avertir
.]
1.
The act of informing or notifying; notification.
[Archaic]
An
advertisement
of danger.
Bp. Burnet.
2.
Admonition; advice; warning.
[Obs.]
Therefore give me no counsel:
My griefs cry louder than
advertisement
.
Shakespeare
3.
A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public print; anything that advertises;
as, a newspaper containing many
advertisements
.

Webster 1828 Edition


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ADVER'TISEMENT

,
Noun.
Information; admonition, notice given. More generally, a publication intended to give notice; this may be, by a short account printed in a newspaper, or by a written account posted, or otherwise made public.

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advertisement

English

A Coca-Cola advertisement from the 1890s

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Noun

advertisement (plural advertisements)

  1. (marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
    Companies try to sell their products using advertisements in form of placards, television spots and print publications.
  2. A public notice.
    The city council placed an advertisement in the local newspaper to inform its residents of the forthcoming roadworks.
  3. A recommendation of a particular product, service or person.
    The people gave a good advertisement for Wiktionary.

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  • (commercial solicitation): ad, advert
  • (public notice):

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