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7 dictionary results for: Leaflet
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
leaf·let       [leef-lit] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -let·ed or let·ted, -let·ing or -let·ting.
–noun
1.a small flat or folded sheet of printed matter, as an advertisement or notice, usually intended for free distribution.
2.one of the separate blades or divisions of a compound leaf.
3.a small leaflike part or structure.
4.a small or young leaf.
–verb (used with object)
5.to distribute leaflets or handbills to or among: Campaign workers leafleted shoppers at the mall.
–verb (used without object)
6.to distribute leaflets.

[Origin: 1780–90; leaf + -let]

leaf·let·er, leaf·let·ter, noun
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
leaf·let       (lē'flĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. One of the segments of a compound leaf.
  2. A small leaf or leaflike part.
  3. A printed, usually folded handbill or flier intended for free distribution.

v.   leaf·let·ed also leaf·let·ted, leaf·let·ing also leaf·let·ting, leaf·lets also leaf·lets

v.   intr.
To hand out leaflets.

v.   tr.
To hand out leaflets to or in: leafleted the morning commuters; leaflet a neighborhood.

WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
leaflet

noun
1. a thin triangular flap of a heart valve [syn: cusp
2. part of a compound leaf 
3. a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet

The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
leaflet       (lē'flĭt)  Pronunciation Key 
A small leaf or leaflike part, especially one of the blades or divisions of a compound leaf.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: leaf·let
Function: noun
: a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: leaflet
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: -let·ed or -let·ted; -let·ing or -let·ting
: to hand out leaflets leafleting —David Kairys>

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Leaflet

Leaf"let\, n. 1. A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.

2. (Bot.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.

3. (Zo["o]l.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.

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