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subliminal advertising

 
 
noun [U] MARKETING

Definition

advertising that uses images and sounds that the conscious mind is not aware of, in order to influence people and make them attracted to a product: Subliminal advertising is banned in the UK.
(Definition of subliminal advertising noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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