feuilleton
[ foi-i-tn; French fœyuh-tawn ]
/ ˈfɔɪ ɪ tn; French fœyəˈtɔ̃ /
noun, plural feuil·le·tons [foi-i-tnz; French fœyuh-tawn] /ˈfɔɪ ɪ tnz; French fœyəˈtɔ̃/.
a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
an item printed in the feuilleton.
Origin of feuilleton
1835–45; < French, equivalent to
feuillet little leaf (
feuille (< Latin
folium leaf) +
-et
-et) +
-on noun suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM feuilleton
feuil·le·ton·ism [foi-i-tn-iz-uh m, fœ-yi-] /ˈfɔɪ ɪ tnˌɪz əm, ˈfœ yɪ-/, noun feuil·le·ton·ist, noun feuil·le·ton·is·tic, adjectiveWords nearby feuilleton
feudalize,
feudatory,
feudist,
feuerbach,
feuillant,
feuilleton,
fev,
fever,
fever blister,
fever heat,
fever pitch
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British Dictionary definitions for feuilleton
feuilleton
/ (ˈfʊɪˌtɒn, French fœjtɔ̃) /
noun
the part of a European newspaper carrying reviews, serialized fiction, etc
such a review or article
Derived forms of feuilleton
feuilletonism, noun feuilletonist, noun feuilletonistic, adjectiveWord Origin for feuilleton
C19: from French, from
feuillet sheet of paper, diminutive of
feuille leaf, from Latin
folium