promotionalism

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noun

The policy of promoting something.

OriginEnglish promotional ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Old French promocion →
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Meanings

nounpromotionalism (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe policy of promoting something.

    Promotionalism has been on the rise in the West since the beginning of the mass production of goods, as it addressed the need to advertise and market those goods to consumers.

    2004, Susan Murray, Laurie Ouellette, Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture, page 166

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  4. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  5. Proto-Italic*pro-
  6. Latinprō-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  9. Proto-Italic*moweō
  10. Latinmoveō
  11. Latinprōmoveō
  12. Late Latinprōmotiō
  13. Old Frenchpromocion
  14. Englishpromotion
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  17. Englishpromotional
  18. Englishpromotionalism

From promotional + -ism.

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APA

promotionalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotionalism

MLA

“promotionalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotionalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “promotionalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/promotionalism.

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