réclame

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See also: reclame, reclamé, and réclamé

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French réclame.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

réclame (uncountable)

  1. (now rare) Publicity; an advertisement. [from 19th c.]
  2. Fame, acclaim, notoriety. [from 19th c.]
    • 1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 154:
      Admirable Mrs Pusey, thought Edith. Protected by the brilliance of her own réclame.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From réclamer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʁe.klam/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

réclame f (plural réclames)

  1. a small, commercial advertisement, originally in the printed press
    Synonyms: avertissement, pub
  2. (by extension) all similar advertising
    Synonym: publicité

Descendants[edit]

Noun[edit]

réclame m (plural réclames)

  1. (falconry) reclaim (a falconry call and sign for the bird of prey to return to the falconer)

Verb[edit]

réclame

  1. inflection of réclamer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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