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blurb

/blɝ(ː)b/

Meanings
noun
A short description of a book, film, or other work, written and used for promotional purposes.

Examples :

"The back of the book had a blurb that said it was a funny story about a family's summer vacation. "
media literature entertainment communication writing business

Related Words

Illustration publisher

publisher noun

/ˈpʌblɪʃɚ/

One who publishes, especially books.

"The publisher of the popular children's book series donated copies to the local school library. "

Illustration history

history noun

/ˈhɪst(ə)ɹi/

The aggregate of past events.

"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."

Illustration teacher

teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

Illustration vacation

vacation noun

/veɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /veɪˈkeɪʃən/

Freedom from some business or activity.

"After a long week of school, my vacation was a welcome freedom from studying. "

Illustration newsletter

newsletter noun

/ˈnjuːzˌlɛtə/ /ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/

A periodically sent publication containing current events or the like, generally on a particular topic or geared toward a limited audience.

"The school sent out a weekly newsletter about upcoming events and important announcements. "

Illustration purposes

purposes noun

/ˈpɜːpəsɪz/ /ˈpɝpəsɪz/

An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.

"The student studied hard with the purposes of getting good grades and graduating on time. "

Illustration family

family noun

/ˈfɛm(ɘ)li/ /ˈfæm(ɪ)li/ /ˈfæm(ə)li/

A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.

"Our family lives in town."

Illustration description

description noun

/dɪˈskɹɪpʃən/

A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

"The teacher's description of the new math concept helped the students understand it better. "

Illustration upcoming

upcoming noun

/ˌʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/ /ʌpˈkʌmɪŋ/

The act of coming up.

"The upcoming school holiday is a welcome break for the students. "

Illustration promotional

promotional noun

/pɹəˈməʊʃənəl/ /pɹəˈmoʊʃənəl/

An advertising promotion

"The school's promotional materials for the open house were very appealing. "

Illustration readers

readers noun

/ˈɹiːdəz/ /ˈɹidɚz/

A person who reads

"an early reader, a talented reader"

Illustration written

written verb

/ˈɹɪtn̩/

To form letters, words or symbols on a surface in order to communicate.

"The pupil wrote his name on the paper."