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advertising
A	noun
	1	advertising, publicizing
			the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚group action ╚transaction; dealing; dealings ╚commerce; commercialism; mercantilism ╚commercial enterprise; business enterprise; business ╚advertising, publicizing ╚circularization; circularisation ╚soft sell ╚hard sell
	2	ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert
			a public promotion of some product or service
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚promotion; publicity; promotional material; packaging ╚ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing, advert ╚top billing ╚teaser ╚circular; handbill; bill; broadside; broadsheet; flier; flyer; throwaway ╚commercial; commercial message ╚newspaper ad; newspaper advertisement ╚mailer ╚advertorial ╚preview; prevue; trailer ╚direct mail