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单词 blurb
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blurb

[ blurb ]
/ blɜrb /
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noun

a brief advertisement or announcement, especially a laudatory one: She wrote a good blurb for her friend's novel.

verb (used with object)

to advertise or praise in the manner of a blurb.

Origin of blurb

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15; allegedly coined by F. G. Burgess

OTHER WORDS FROM blurb

blurbist, noun

Words nearby blurb

blunt, blunt duct adenosis, blunthead, blur, Blu-ray, blurb, blurry, blurt, blurt out, blush, blusher
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British Dictionary definitions for blurb

blurb
/ (blɜːb) /

noun

a promotional description, as found on the jackets of books

Word Origin for blurb

C20: coined by Gelett Burgess (1866–1951), US humorist and illustrator
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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