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leaflet

American  
[leef-lit] / ˈlif lɪt /

noun

  1. a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.

  2. one of the separate blades or divisions of a compound leaf.

  3. a small leaflike part or structure.

  4. a small or young leaf.

verb (used with object)

leafleted, leafletted, leafleting, leafletting

  1. to distribute leaflets or handbills to or among.

    Campaign workers leafleted shoppers at the mall.

verb (used without object)

leafleted, leafletted, leafleting, leafletting

  1. to distribute leaflets.

leaflet British  
/ ˈliːflɪt /

noun

  1. a printed and usually folded sheet of paper for distribution, usually free and containing advertising material or information about a political party, charity, etc

  2. any of the subdivisions of a compound leaf such as a fern leaf

  3. (loosely) any small leaf or leaflike part

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verb

  1. to distribute printed leaflets (to)

    they leafleted every flat in the area
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
leaflet Scientific  
/ lē′flĭt /

  1. A small leaf or leaflike part, especially one of the blades or divisions of a compound leaf.

Other Word Forms

  • leafleter noun
  • leafletter noun

Etymology

Origin of leaflet

First recorded in 1780–90; leaf + -let

Example Sentences

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"You go to the website of your council, you take a screenshot, you attach it to a leaflet then you write in big letters, whatever the main message is."

From BBC

Through a youth theatrical group, he met Jews who were surreptitiously distributing leaflets calling for resistance to the Nazis, including sabotage in factories.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cases have been brought over private Facebook messages, flash mob protests scattering anti-election leaflets, and vandalism of candidate placards.

From Barron's

Lee said earlier this month he felt an apology was due to the North over his predecessor's alleged order to send drones and propaganda leaflets across the border.

From Barron's

He alleged the party failed to declare spending on some leaflets, banners, utility bills and the refurbishment of a bar in the Clacton constituency office.

From BBC

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