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[pam-flit] Pronunciation Key
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[pam-flit] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover. |
| 2. | a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest: a political pamphlet. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME pamflet < AL panfletus, pamfletus, syncopated var. of Pamphiletus, dim. of ML Pamphilus, title of a 12th-century Latin comedy. See -et]
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pam·phlet·ar·y, adjective
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| pam·phlet
(pām'flĭt) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English pamflet, from Medieval Latin pamfletus, from Pamphiletus, diminutive of Pamphilus, amatory Latin poem of the 12th century, from Greek pamphilos, beloved by all : pan-, pan- + philos, beloved.] pam'phlet·ar'y (pām'flĭ-těr'ē) adj. |
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pamphlet
"small, unbound treatise," 1387, from Anglo-Latin panfletus, popular short form of "Pamphilus, seu de Amore" ("Pamphilus, or about Love"), a short L. love poem of 12c., popular and widely copied in Middle Ages; the name from Gk. pamphilos "loved by all," from pan- "all" + philos "loving, dear." Meaning "brief work dealing with questions of current interest" is late 16c. Pamphleteer (n.) is first recorded 1642.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| pamphlet | |
noun | |
| 1. | a small book usually having a paper cover [syn: booklet] |
| 2. | a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet [syn: tract] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Pamphlet
Pam"phlet\, n. [OE. pamflet, pamfilet, paunflet, possibly fr. OF. palme the palm of the hand, F. paume (see Palm) + OF. fueillet a leaf, dim. of fueil, m., F. feuille, f., fr. L. folium, pl. folia, thus meaning, a leaf to be held in the hand; or perh. through old French, fr. L. Pamphila, a female historian of the first century who wrote many epitomes; prob., however, fr. OF. Pamflette, the Old French name given to Pamphilus, a poem in Latin verse of the 12th century, pamphlets being named from the popularity of this poem.]1. A writing; a book. --Testament of love. Sir Thomas More in his pamphlet of Richard the Third. --Ascham. 2. A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a subject of current interest.
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Pamphlet
Pam"phlet\, v. i. To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. [R.] --Howell.
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