FEUILLETON


Meaning of FEUILLETON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌfə-yə-ˈtōⁿ, ˌfər- ˌfœ- ]

noun

Etymology: French, from feuillet sheet of paper, from Old French foillet, diminutive of foille leaf — more at foil

Date: 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 -ˈtō(ⁿ)-ˌni-zəm noun

• feuil·le·ton·ist -nist noun

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