ˌfəryəˈtōⁿ, ˌfə̄yə-, ˌfœyə-, F fœytōⁿ noun
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Etymology: French, from feuillet sheet of paper, folio, from Old French fuellet, foillet small leaf, sheet of paper, diminutive of fuel, fueil, foil leaf — more at foil
1. : a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader : a feature section
2. : a writing printed in a feuilleton (as an installment of a serialized novel)
3.
a. : a novel printed in installments : serial
b. : a work of fiction catering to popular taste
4. : a short literary composition often having a familiar tone and reminiscent content : sketch
these feuilletons are self-analytical studies and personal confessions, memories, scenes of animal life, symbolic stories dealing with personal and national problems — Izidor Cankar
• feuil·le·ton·ism -ˈtōⁿˌnizəm noun -s