FEUILLETON


Meaning of FEUILLETON in English

— feuilletonism /foy"i tn iz'euhm, fue"yi-/ , n. — feuilletonist , n. — feuilletonistic , adj.

/foy"i tn/ ; Fr. /fueyeu tawonn"/ , n. , pl. feuilletons /-tnz/ ; Fr. /-tawonn"/ .

1. a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.

2. an item printed in the feuilleton.

[ 1835-45; feuillet little leaf ( feuille ( folium leaf) + -et -ET) + -on n. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .