pamphlet
Americannoun
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a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
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a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest.
a political pamphlet.
noun
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a brief publication generally having a paper cover; booklet
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a brief treatise, often on a subject of current interest, published in pamphlet form
Other Word Forms
- pamphletary adjective
Etymology
Origin of pamphlet
1375–1425; late Middle English pamflet < Anglo-Latin panfletus, pamfletus, syncopated variant of Pamphiletus, diminutive of Medieval Latin Pamphilus, title of a 12th-century Latin comedy. See -et
Example Sentences
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During the referendum debate, he wrote a pamphlet taking the Unionist view.
From BBC
The poor chap peddled it around Europe, passing out pamphlets at conventions.
From Literature
A pamphlet instructed audiences on “How to Enjoy James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses.’”
On the table there are a couple of books, a stack of pamphlets, and some clipped-out magazine articles encased in plastic.
From Literature
He said it was understood based on the 1st Amendment that a political candidate may walk up to a house and knock on the door or drop off a pamphlet.
From Los Angeles Times
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