feuilleton. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

feuilleton

SYLLABICATION:	feuil·le·ton
PRONUNCIATION:	fœy-tô
NOUN:	1a. The part of a European newspaper devoted to light fiction, reviews, and articles of general entertainment. b. An article appearing in such a section. 2a. A novel published in installments. b. A light, popular work of fiction. 3. A short literary essay or sketch.
ETYMOLOGY:	French, from feuillet, sheet of paper, little leaf, diminutive of feuille, leaf, from Old French foille, from Latin folium. See bhel-³ in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	feuille·tonism (-tônzm, -tônz-) —NOUN feuille·tonist —NOUN feuille·ton·istic —ADJECTIVE


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