pamphlet
[ pam-flit ]
/ ˈpæm flɪt /
noun
a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest: a political pamphlet.
Origin of pamphlet
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
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OTHER WORDS FROM pamphlet
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British Dictionary definitions for pamphlet
pamphlet
/ (ˈpæmflɪt) /
noun
a brief publication generally having a paper cover; booklet
a brief treatise, often on a subject of current interest, published in pamphlet form
Word Origin for pamphlet
C14
pamflet, from Anglo-Latin
panfletus, from Medieval Latin
Pamphilus title of a popular 12th-century amatory poem from Greek
Pamphilos masculine proper name