"infomercial" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infomercials [plural]
Etymology: Blend of information + commercial. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|information|commercial}} Blend of information + commercial Head templates: {{en-noun}} infomercial (plural infomercials)
  1. A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it. Wikipedia link: infomercial Categories (topical): Television Synonyms: informercial Translations (program-length television commercial): mainosdokumentti (Finnish), publireportage [masculine] (French), Infomercial [neuter] (German), sjónvarpsörlýsing [feminine] (Icelandic), infomercial [Latin-America, masculine] (Spanish), publirreportaje [Spain, masculine] (Spanish), anuncio m de teletienda [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-infomercial-en-noun-nHn78aIY Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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