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madison avenue

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
madis-on av-enue
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The American advertising industry, regardless of location.

American usage

name

An avenue in Manhattan, New York, that traditionally has been a principal locus for that industry and whose name is metonymically extended to refer to it.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Madison Avenue, a north–south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, where advertising boomed in the 1920s.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

Wall Street

Questions

What does madison avenue mean?
The American advertising industry, regardless of location.
Where does madison avenue come from?
From Madison Avenue, a north–south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, where advertising boomed in the 1920s.

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