feuilleton
a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
an item printed in the feuilleton.
Origin of feuilleton
1Other words from feuilleton
- feuil·le·ton·ism [foi-i-tn-iz-uhm, fœ-yi-], /ˈfɔɪ ɪ tnˌɪz əm, ˈfœ yɪ-/, noun
- feuil·le·ton·ist, noun
- feuil·le·ton·is·tic, adjective
Words Nearby feuilleton
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How to use feuilleton in a sentence
Then I picked up a French paper and proceeded to read it—all but the feuilleton.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldIt was like Jules Janin to make his own marriage the subject of a feuilleton.
"You speak as if it were a feuilleton in the 'Figaro,'" observed the marquis.
The American | Henry JamesHer Russian was in Moscow, her recent tips at Auteuil had proved disastrous, her latest feuilleton had been rejected.
Zut and Other Parisians | Guy Wetmore CarrylA month afterwards my signature might have been read at the foot of a feuilleton of fifteen columns.
British Dictionary definitions for feuilleton
/ (ˈfʊɪˌtɒn, French fœjtɔ̃) /
the part of a European newspaper carrying reviews, serialized fiction, etc
such a review or article
Origin of feuilleton
1Derived forms of feuilleton
- feuilletonism, noun
- feuilletonist, noun
- feuilletonistic, adjective
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