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pamphlet

pam·phlet
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pam-flit]
    • /ˈpæm flɪt/
    • /ˈpæm.flət/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pam-flit]
    • /ˈpæm flɪt/

Definitions of pamphlet word

  • noun pamphlet a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover. 1
  • noun pamphlet a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest: a political pamphlet. 1
  • noun pamphlet leaflet 1
  • countable noun pamphlet A pamphlet is a very thin book, with a paper cover, which gives information about something. 0
  • noun pamphlet a brief publication generally having a paper cover; booklet 0
  • noun pamphlet a brief treatise, often on a subject of current interest, published in pamphlet form 0

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Origin of pamphlet

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English pamflet < Anglo-Latin panfletus, pamfletus, syncopated variant of Pamphiletus, diminutive of Medieval Latin Pamphilus, title of a 12th-century Latin comedy. See -et

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Parts of speech for Pamphlet

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pamphlet popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

pamphlet usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for pamphlet

noun pamphlet

  • atlantes — supporting columns for an entablature, carved in the form of standing or kneeling figures of men
  • atlas — An atlas is a book of maps.
  • belles-lettres — literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content
  • bestseller — A bestseller is a book of which a great number of copies has been sold.
  • bi-monthly — occurring every two months.

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