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leaflet

[leef-lit]

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

/ 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

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

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Other Word Forms

  • leafleter noun
  • leafletter noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of leaflet1

First recorded in 1780–90; leaf + -let
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Example Sentences

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Soon, Mariona joined her new friends on "raids": a few of them would block off a street, throw Molotov cocktails, hand out leaflets, and when the police turned up, scatter in every direction.

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North Korea said last year it had "proved" that the South flew drones to drop propaganda leaflets over its capital Pyongyang, an act that Seoul's military has not confirmed.

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A woman handing out party leaflets in downtown Buenos Aires says she rocked her babies to sleep not with lullabies, but the Peronist anthem “Viva Perón!”

Hamas hides behind civilians; Israel drops leaflets and sends texts to cellphones before dropping bombs.

The court heard on Tuesday issues included confusion over who should pay for podcasts, over which expenses for election leaflets needed to be declared and over who the election agent was for the Stevens brothers.

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