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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Public acclaim.
  • noun A taste or flair for publicity.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The seeking or attaining of notoriety, as by advertising; method or means of attaining notoriety; notoriety.
  • noun The act of protesting; remonstrance; a protest.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French, advertising, from réclamer, to claim, beg for, from Old French reclamer, to exclaim against; see reclaim.]

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