🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

pubblicità

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pubblicità

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Publicity/pəˈblɪs.ɪ.ti/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"La pubblicità del nuovo film è stata molto efficace."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The notice or attention given to someone or something by the media.

    "The new product launch received a lot of publicity, attracting numerous media outlets."
  2. 2

    The state of being public or known to the general populace.

    "Her work in the community gained her significant publicity."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'publicity' originates from the Latin 'publicus', meaning 'of the people', which evolved through Old French 'publicité' in the 14th century. It has shifted in meaning to encompass the act of promoting or making something known to the public.

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