Reklame

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See also: reklame

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French réclame. Cognate with English reclaim.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeˈklaːmə/
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Noun

Reklame f (genitive Reklame, plural Reklamen)

  1. advertisement
    • 1922, Franz Kafka, Ein Hungerkünstler, in: Die neue Rundschau, year 33, october issue, S. Fischer Verlag, page 985:
      Vierzig Tage etwa konnte man erfahrungsgemäß durch allmählich sich steigernde Reklame das Interesse einer Stadt immer mehr aufstacheln, dann aber versagte das Publikum, eine wesentliche Abnahme des Zuspruches war festzustellen; [...]
      According to experience one could more and more spur the interest of a town for forty days by gradually increasing advertisement, but then the audience failed, a significant decrease of popularity could be noticed; [...]

Usage notes

  • Although originally quite common, the word is becoming increasingly outdated and supplanted by the synonymous Werbung.

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