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Noun
1. postcard-sized photographic portrait of a celebrity
Noun
2. bromide paperOnly applies to ブロマイド
Wikipedia definition
3. Bromide (Japanese culture)In Japan, bromide (ブロマイド), or promide (プロマイド) refers to a category of commercial photographic portraits of celebrities including geisha, singers, actors and actresses of both stage and film, and sports stars. The use of the term "bromide" or "promide" occurs regardless of whether bromide paper was actually used for the photograph. In 1921 the Marubell Company began marketing photographs of celebrities under the name "Promide".
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Other forms
プロマイド

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