| The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. 2002. |
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| Madison Avenue |
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| A street in Manhattan on which many advertising and public relations firms have offices. | 1 |
| The name of the street is often used to refer to the high-pressure techniques of the advertising business. | 2 |
| Madison Avenue hype carries the connotation of misrepresentation or deliberate dishonesty. | 3 |
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| | | The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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