English Explanatory Dictionary

promotional

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.
  2. Of or relating to promotion to a post of higher status.
noun
  1. An advertising promotion

Pronunciation

/pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/ /pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-promotional.wav

Word forms

promotional more promotional most promotional promotionals

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *m(y)ewh₁-der. Proto-Italic *moweō Latin moveō Latin prōmoveō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Late Latin prōmotiōder. Old French promocionbor. Middle English English promotion Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English promotional From promotion + -al.

Derived words

antipromotional copromotional nonpromotional phytopromotional promodizer promotional copy promotionalism promotionally self-promotional
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