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corporate image

Definition | Meaning Use of a brand image in specific types of offers. Example | Illustration Etymology | Origin Compare | See

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co-brand

Definition | Meaning The use of more than one strong brands in one single offer. Normally they are used with equal emphasis. Example | Illustration Chevron and McDonalds Visa and Citibank Etymology | Origin Compare | See

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cohyponym

Definition | Meaning A word that is a hyponym of another word. Example | Illustration Etymology | Origin Compare | See

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cryptonym

Definition | Meaning A secret name. A code name not designed to be heard by the general public. Compare | See code name

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corporate brand

Definition | Meaning Any brand associated with a company or organization rather than a specific product or service. Example | Illustration Etymology | Origin

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consonance

Definition | Meaning The repetition of a consonant sound. Example | Illustration Cracker Jack Etymology | Origin

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connotation

Definition | Meaning >A word’s extrinsic, figurative senses, including its overtones and shades of meaning. Example | Illustration the word ‘travel’ can connote different things to various people – some may think of driving a car, while others think of … Continue reading

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colloquialism

Definition | Meaning An informal word which is frowned upon in formal speech or writing. Example | Illustration the word ‘ain’t’ is a colloquialism Etymology | Origin

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collocation

Definition | Meaning The likelihood that a particular word will occur in the neighborhood of another word. Example | Illustration This tendency can be exploited by commercial names. The words ‘spick’ and ‘span’ are an example of collocation; the phrase … Continue reading

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coined name

Definition | Meaning Any brand name which did not exist in the lexicon prior to its creation. Example | Illustration the famous Oreo cookie Etymology | Origin Compare | See coinage

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