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blurb
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blurb  (blûrb)
n.
A brief publicity notice, as on a book jacket.

[Coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), American humorist.]

blurb v.

blurb [blɜːb]
n
a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books
[coined by Gelett Burgess (1866-1951), US humorist and illustrator]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blurb - a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books); "the author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book"
promotion, promotional material, publicity, packaging - a message issued in behalf of some product or cause or idea or person or institution; "the packaging of new ideas"
Translations
blurb [blɜːb] Npropaganda f
blurb [ˈblɜːrb] n
(for book)texte m de présentation
(= empty talk) (pejorative)baratin m
blurb
nMaterial nt, → Informationen pl; (on book cover) → Klappentext m, → Waschzettel m
blurb [blɜːb] n (publicity material) → trafiletto pubblicitario; (on book jacket) → note fpl di copertina


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