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Definition publicity in American English

publicity noun

[uncountable] noun
/pʌbˈlɪsəti/

▪ advance, adverse, bad, considerable, free, good, wide

▪ attract, avoid, generate, get, give, receive, shun

Example

Her behavior on the movie set attracted a lot of free publicity.

Example

a publicity campaign (=an attempt to get publicity)

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Example

Our company prepares its own publicity materials.

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2.1

the business of producing such information

Example

She works in publicity.

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Definition publicity in American English