pamphlet
See also: Pamphlet
English
Etymology
c. 1387, Middle English pamphilet, panflet (“small, unbound treatise”), from Anglo-Latin panfletus, popular shorthand for the 12th century Latin love poem Pamphilus de amore ("Pamphilus, anent love") well-known and widely copied, forming a pamphlet on its own; the eponym from Ancient Greek Πάμφιλος (Pámphilos, literally “beloved of all”), deriving from παν- (pan-) + φίλος (phílos).
Pronunciation
Noun
pamphlet (plural pamphlets)
- A small booklet of printed informational matter, often unbound, having only a paper cover.
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
booklet — see booklet
See also
- advertisement
- booklet
- brochure
- catalogue, catalog
- circular
- flier, flyer
- handbill
- junk mail
- leaflet
- pamphletize
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English pamphlet.
Pronunciation
Noun
pamphlet m (plural pamphlets)
Further reading
- “pamphlet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Noun
pamphlet m (uncountable)
- pamphlet (essay on a current topic)
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