ˈpam(p)flə̇t, ÷ -mpl-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English pamflet, from Pamphilus ( seu De Amore ) Pamphilus or About Love, popular Latin amatory poem of the 12th century + -et
1.
a. : a brief treatment of a subject issued as a separate unbound publication
scholarly monographs published as articles or pamphlets
was first issued in pamphlet form
under various names, the pamphlet … tells its readers what to believe, where to travel, what school or college to attend, what candidate to vote for, what cars to ride in and what merchandise to buy — F.F.Bond
b. : a controversial tract dealing with a religious or political question
the best seller list also includes two books … which are fictionized journalistic pamphlets based upon timely situations — Louis Bromfield
a pamphlet war
2.
a. : a printed publication having a format with no binding and no cover or with a flush paper cover and often fastened with side or saddle stitches
magazines and catalogs with pamphlet format
— compare book
b. : an unbound publication other than a periodical having fewer than a fixed number (as 50, 80, 100) of pages — used especially in library science