pamphlet

[pam-flit]

noun

1. a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.

2. a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest.

   a political pamphlet.

pamphlet

/ ˈpæmflɪt /

noun

1. a brief publication generally having a paper cover; booklet

2. a brief treatise, often on a subject of current interest, published in pamphlet form

Other Word Forms

• pamphletary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pamphlet¹

1375–1425; late Middle English pamflet < Anglo-Latin panfletus, pamfletus, syncopated variant of Pamphiletus, diminutive of Medieval Latin Pamphilus, title of a 12th-century Latin comedy. See -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of pamphlet¹

C14 pamflet, from Anglo-Latin panfletus, from Medieval Latin Pamphilus title of a popular 12th-century amatory poem from Greek Pamphilos masculine proper name

Example Sentences

“With the election underway, we need to make sure that this rebranding is consistent among all platforms. Campaign speeches, social media hashtags, pamphlets, all of it.”

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The newspaper, a book, the waiting room pamphlet about the power of prayer.

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The story begins in Boston, at the close of the Civil War, when machinist Ira Steward penned a pamphlet called “The Eight Hour Movement.”

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The government’s Civil Defense department printed millions of posters and pamphlets, urging every American to prepare for the worst.

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You’re one bad loss to Northwestern from getting a cardboard box and a pamphlet about Cobra benefits.

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Related Words

• brochure 
• bulletin 
• flyer 
• folder 
• handout 
• leaflet 
• tract