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feuilleton
[ foi-i-tn; French fœyuh-tawn ]
noun
, plural feuil·le·tons [foi, -i-tnz, f, œ, y, uh, -, tawn].
- a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- an item printed in the feuilleton.
feuilleton
/ fœjtɔ̃; ˈfʊɪˌtɒn /
noun
- the part of a European newspaper carrying reviews, serialized fiction, etc
- such a review or article
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Derived Forms
- ˈfeuilletonism, noun
- ˈfeuilletonist, noun
- ˌfeuilletonˈistic, adjective
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Other Words From
- feuil·le·ton·ism [foi, -i-tn-iz-, uh, m, fœ, -yi-], noun
- feuille·ton·ist noun
- feuille·ton·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feuilleton1
1835–45; < French, equivalent to feuillet little leaf ( feuille (< Latin folium leaf ) + -et -et ) + -on noun suffix
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Word History and Origins
Origin of feuilleton1
C19: from French, from feuillet sheet of paper, diminutive of feuille leaf, from Latin folium
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Example Sentences
Then I picked up a French paper and proceeded to read it—all but the feuilleton.
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It was like Jules Janin to make his own marriage the subject of a Feuilleton.
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"You speak as if it were a feuilleton in the 'Figaro,'" observed the marquis.
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Her Russian was in Moscow, her recent tips at Auteuil had proved disastrous, her latest feuilleton had been rejected.
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A month afterwards my signature might have been read at the foot of a feuilleton of fifteen columns.
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