different between promotion vs refinement

English

Etymology

From Old French promocion, from Latin promotio.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p???mo???n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p???m????n/
• Rhymes: -????n
• Hyphenation: pro?mo?tion

Noun

promotion (countable and uncountable, plural promotions)

1. An advancement in rank or position.

   Antonym: demotion

2. Dissemination of information in order to increase its popularity.

   the promotion of the idea of global warming in schools

3. (marketing) An event intended to increase the reach or image of a product or brand.

4. (zoology, chiefly entomology) Forward motion. (Contrast remotion.)
   • 1995, Cladocera as Model Organisms in Biology ?ISBN, page 63:

     By simple promotion and remotion, assisted by some flexure and extension, the distal spines of each would reach and scratch the substratum and, on remotion, sweep coarse particles posteriorly and dorsally.

   • 2008, John L. Capinera, Encyclopedia of Entomology ?ISBN, volume 4, page 3326:

     In other arthropods, promotion-remotion of the leg is accomplished at other joints. For example, in spiders promotion-remotion occurs at the coxa-trochanter joint, insects utilize the body-coxa joint, and […]

Derived terms

• promotional

Related terms

Translations

French

Alternative forms

• promo (advertising; discount; year group)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pr?m?ti?, from pr?move? (whence French promouvoir).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /p??.m?.sj??/

Noun

promotion f (plural promotions)

1. promotion (career advancement)
2. promotion, advertising

3. special offer, discount, special, sale

   Synonym: promo

4. school year, year group

   Synonym: promo

Derived terms

• promotion canapé
• promotionnel

Further reading

• “promotion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

refine +? -ment

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???fa?nm?nt/, /???fa?nm?nt/
• Hyphenation: re?fine?ment

Noun

refinement (countable and uncountable, plural refinements)

1. The act, or the result of refining; the removal of impurities, or a purified material
2. High-class style; cultivation.
3. A fine or subtle distinction.

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