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feuilletonism

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feuil⋅le⋅ton

  [foi-i-tn; Fr. fœyuh-tawn]
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–noun, plural -tons  [-tnz; Fr. -tawn] .
1. a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
2. an item printed in the feuilleton.
Origin:
1835–45; < F, equiv. to feuillet little leaf (feuille (< L folium leaf) + -et -et ) + -on n. suffix

Related forms:
feuil⋅le⋅ton⋅ism  [foi-i-tn-iz-uhm, fœ-yi-] , noun
feuil⋅le⋅ton⋅ist, noun
feuil⋅le⋅ton⋅is⋅tic, adjective
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feuil·le·ton   (fɶ'yə-tôɴ')   
n.  

    1. The part of a European newspaper devoted to light fiction, reviews, and articles of general entertainment.

    2. An article appearing in such a section.

    3. A novel published in installments.

    4. A light, popular work of fiction.

    1. A novel published in installments.

    2. A light, popular work of fiction.

  3. A short literary essay or sketch.


[French, from feuillet, sheet of paper, little leaf, diminutive of feuille, leaf, from Old French foille, from Latin folium; see bhel-3 in Indo-European roots.]
feuil'le·ton'ism (-tôn'ĭz'əm, -tôɴ'nĭz'-) n., feuil'le·ton'ist n., feuil'le·ton·is'tic adj.
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Word Origin & History

feuilleton 
part of a Fr. newspaper devoted to light literature and criticism (usually at the bottom of a page and separated by a rule), 1845, from Fr., lit. "a leaflet (added to a newspaper)," dim. of feuille "leaf," from L. folium (see folio).
"Esp. applied in F. to the short story or serial with which newspapers filled up after the fall of Napoleon left them short of war news. This was the beginning of Dumas' and Eugène Sue's long novels." [Weekley]
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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