réclame

noun

Publicity; an advertisement.

OriginFrench réclame →
First used 19th c.
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Meanings

nounréclame (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountablePublicity; an advertisement.First known use 19th c.
  2. uncountableFame, acclaim, notoriety.First known use 19th c.

    Admirable Mrs Pusey, thought Edith. Protected by the brilliance of her own réclame.

    1984, Anita Brookner, Hotel du Lac, Penguin, published 2016, page 154

Origin

  1. Frenchréclame
  2. Englishréclame

From French réclame.

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APA

réclame. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9clame

MLA

“réclame.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9clame. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “réclame,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/r%C3%A9clame.

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