feuilleton
[ foi-i-tn; French fœyuh-tawn ]
/ ˈfɔɪ ɪ tn; French fœyəˈtɔ̃ /
noun, plural feuil·le·tons [foi-i-tnz; French fœyuh-tawn] /ˈfɔɪ ɪ tnz; French fœyəˈtɔ̃/.
a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
an item printed in the feuilleton.
Words nearby feuilleton
feudalize, feudatory, feudist, feuerbach, feuillant, feuilleton, fev, fever, fever blister, fever heat, fever pitch
Origin of feuilleton
1835–45; < French, equivalent to feuillet little leaf (feuille (< Latin folium leaf) + -et -et) + -on noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM feuilleton
feuil·le·ton·ism [foi-i-tn-iz-uh m, fœ-yi-] /ˈfɔɪ ɪ tnˌɪz əm, ˈfœ yɪ-/, nounfeuil·le·ton·ist, nounfeuil·le·ton·is·tic, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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feuilleton
/ (ˈfʊɪˌtɒn, French fœjtɔ̃) /
noun
the part of a European newspaper carrying reviews, serialized fiction, etc
such a review or article
Derived forms of feuilleton
feuilletonism, nounfeuilletonist, nounfeuilletonistic, adjectiveWord Origin for feuilleton
C19: from French, from feuillet sheet of paper, diminutive of feuille leaf, from Latin folium
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