[feuil.le.ton] n [F, fr. feuillet sheet of paper, fr. OF foillet, dim. of foille leaf--more at foil] (1845) 1: a part of a European newspaper or magazine devoted to material designed to entertain the general reader
2: something (as an installment of a novel) printed in a feuilleton 3 a: a novel printed in installments b: a work of fiction catering to popular taste
4: a short literary composition often having a familiar tone and reminiscent content -- feuil.le.ton.ism n -- feuil.le.ton.ist n