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HANDBILL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
Example:
he mailed the circular to all subscribers
Synonyms:
bill; broadsheet; broadside; circular; flier; flyer; handbill; throwaway
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("handbill" is a kind of...):
ad; advert; advertisement; advertising; advertizement; advertizing (a public promotion of some product or service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "handbill"):
stuffer (an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail)
