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/ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.
nounA public notice.
Sentence Examples
The job advertisement specifically requested females.
Many people were deceived by the advertisement.
That big advertisement tower puts our city to shame.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The full-page ____ in the magazine promoted a new brand of running shoes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The job ____ in the window caught her attention as she walked past.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *wert- Proto-Indo-European *wértetor Proto-Italic *wertō Latin vertō Latin advertō Old French avertir Middle French advertir Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French advertissementbor. English advertisement From Middle French advertissement (“statement calling attention”), compare French avertissement (“warning”). See advertise. Equivalent to advertise + -ment.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The safest time to answer a possible advertisement is when you have no indication as to what suit your opponent wants. Then even if he has advertised, the odds are that your answer is not the card he is looking for."
— 1947, On Gin Rummy: An All-American Roundup, page 121:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The full-page ____ in the magazine promoted a new brand of running shoes.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The job ____ in the window caught her attention as she walked past.