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word of mouth
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Princeton's WordNet
grapevine, pipeline, word of mouthadjective
gossip spread by spoken communication
"the news of their affair was spread by word of mouth"
viva-voce, word-of-mouthadjective
expressed orally
"a viva-voce report"; "the film had good word-of-mouth publicity"
Wiktionary
word of mouthnoun
Verbal means of passing of information.
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Word of mouth
Word of mouth, also called viva voce, is the passing of information from person to person using oral communication, which could be as simple as telling someone the time of day. Storytelling is a common form of word-of-mouth communication where one person tells others a story about a real event or something made up. Oral tradition is cultural material and traditions transmitted by word of mouth through successive generations. Storytelling and oral tradition are forms of word of mouth that play important roles in folklore and mythology. Another example of oral communication is oral history—the recording, preservation and interpretation of historical information, based on the personal experiences and opinions of the speaker. Oral history preservation is the field that deals with the care and upkeep of oral history materials collected by word of mouth, whatever format they may be in.
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word of mouth
Word of mouth refers to the act of sharing information, opinions, or experiences through informal verbal communication, usually on a person-to-person basis. This could be in reference to a product, service, event, or individual. It is considered a powerful form of promotion due to its authenticity and credibility.
Wikidata
Word of mouth
Word of mouth, or viva voce, is the passing of information from person to person by oral communication, which could be as simple as telling someone the time of day. Storytelling is a common form of word-of-mouth communication where one person tells others a story about a real event or something made up. Oral tradition is cultural material and traditions transmitted by word of mouth through successive generations. Storytelling and oral tradition are forms of word of mouth that play important roles in folklore and mythology. Another example of oral communication is oral history—the recording, preservation and interpretation of historical information, based on the personal experiences and opinions of the speaker. Oral history preservation is the field that deals with the care and upkeep of oral history materials collected by word of mouth, whatever format they may be in. An important area of marketing is called word-of-mouth marketing, which relies on the added credibility of person-to-person communication, a personal recommendation.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of word of mouth in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of word of mouth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of word of mouth in a Sentence
It's going to be word of mouth on a different level, not on whether the movie was good, but on whether they had enough Purell and wipes.
Its very frustrating because its misinformation. Its misguiding people in the community and the concern with this group is that they are affecting a population where a lot of what is decided by moms, is by word of mouth.
This is another example of word of mouth spreading fast for a movie and people getting behind in a big way.
The craft category would not be what it is today if craft brewers had n’t collaborated, this category grew almost entirely by word-of-mouth, with virtually no advertising at all. The more they helped each other, the more people drank Big Beer.
We’d have liked it to open a little bit stronger, but we think that word-of-mouth is going to start to kick in, do You Believe?
Translations for word of mouth
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- كلمة إيجابيةArabic
- MundpropagandaGerman
- από στόμα σε στόμαGreek
- perbuŝoEsperanto
- boca a bocaSpanish
- kuulopuheFinnish
- bouche à oreilleFrench
- á skotspónum, í munnmælum, munnlegaIcelandic
- passaparolaItalian
- 입소문Korean
- mond-tot-mondDutch
- poczta pantoflowaPolish
- сарафанное радиоRussian
- வாய் வார்த்தைTamil
- dedikodu gazetesiTurkish
- منہ کے لفظUrdu
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