leaflet

[ leef-lit ]

/ ˈlif lɪt /

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noun

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

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

a small leaflike part or structure.

a small or young leaf.

verb (used with object), leaf·let·ed or leaf·let·ted, leaf·let·ing or leaf·let·ting.

to distribute leaflets or handbills to or among: Campaign workers leafleted shoppers at the mall.

verb (used without object), leaf·let·ed or leaf·let·ted, leaf·let·ing or leaf·let·ting.

to distribute leaflets.

Nearby words

leafcutter ant, leafcutter bee, leafed, leafhopper, leafless, leaflet, leafleteer, leafstalk, leafy, league, league city

Origin of leaflet

First recorded in 1780–90; leaf + -let

Related forms

leaf·let·er, leaf·let·ter, noun

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Examples from the Web for leaflet

Bogucki includes the leaflet in a Powerpoint presentation he has developed.
A Navy Lawyer Cries Foul on Gitmo’s Kafkaesque Legal System|Eleanor Clift|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Thanks to Hugh Holliman, death row inmates could leave prison early and move in next door,” the leaflet said.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The leaflet was thus a lie, though that was hardly surprising in politics.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He felt compelled to issue a statement after seeing the leaflet.
How the North Carolina GOP Made a Wrongfully Convicted Man a Death Row Scapegoat|Michael Daly|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If the Passover leaflet from 2014 was nothing but a joke, then it was nonetheless a sick and twisted one.
Passover Week Hate Crimes Evoke Horrible History|Thane Rosenbaum|April 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was written by one Paul Zimmermann of theirs, and was printed in a leaflet sold at ten pfennigs (a penny).
From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917|Philip Gibbs
He threw the leaflet aside, but the flavor of the story was gone.
Under the Redwoods|Bret Harte
These and other forms found in still or slow flowing water are described and pictured in Leaflet No.
Cornell Nature-Study Leaflets|Various
Torsional movement of leaflet of Cassia alata: Experiment 152.
Life Movements in Plants, Volume II, 1919|Sir Jagadis Chunder Bose
Every bud and leaflet depends entirely on the nurture it receives from fraternity as the root of the tree.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1 (of 2)|Jefferson Davis

British Dictionary definitions for leaflet

leaflet

/ (ˈliːflɪt) /

noun

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

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

(loosely) any small leaf or leaflike part

verb

to distribute printed leaflets (to)they leafleted every flat in the area

Derived Forms

leafleter, noun

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Science definitions for leaflet

leaflet

[ lē′flĭt ]

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