"admag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: admags [plural]
Etymology: Shortening from advertising magazine. Head templates: {{en-noun}} admag (plural admags)
  1. (UK, television, dated) A television programme in which actors advertise real products in a fictional setting. Tags: UK, dated Categories (topical): Television
    Sense id: en-admag-en-noun-1OadmpLp Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: broadcasting, media, television

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1980, Jo Gable, The Tuppenny Punch and Judy Show: 25 Years of TV Commercials, page 74",
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