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leaflet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • lēfʹlĭt
  • /ˈliːflɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Old English lēaf Middle English lef English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English leaflet From leaf + -let.

Meanings

  1. One of the components of a compound leaf.
  2. A small plant leaf.
    • The new leaflets at the end of the branch were a lighter shade of green than the mature leaves.
  3. A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
    • A leaflet had been left under the car's windshield wiper.
  4. A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
    • the flutter of the anterior mitral leaflet is best delineated 1985, Hugo Spindola-Franco, Robert Eisenberg, Bernard G. Fish, Charles B. Higgins, Richard M. Steingart, John P. Wexler, Radiology of the Heart, Springer:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
leaflets Number=Plur lexicographic
leavelet alternative, rare lexicographic

Deriveds

bileaflet valve · leafleter · interleaflet · prolapsing mitral leaflet syndrome · leaflet propaganda · leaflet drop · intergeniculate leaflet · bileaflet · package leaflet · leaflet shell · Lillehei-Kalke bileaflet prosthesis · bi-leaflet valve · subleaflet · patient information leaflet · leaflet raid · leafleteer · leafletless

Relateds

catalogue · catalog · booklet · circular · pinna · brochure · pamphlet · pinnule · junk mail

Synonyms

flyer · handbill · leafling · folder · pamphlet

Translations (81)

fr foliole (component of a compound leaf) · mi mātārere (small piece of paper with information) · ru листо́вка (small piece of paper with information) · bg листо́вка (small piece of paper with information) · pl ulotka (small piece of paper with information) · ko 전단 (small piece of paper with information) · he עַלְעָל (component of a compound leaf) · vi tờ rơi (small piece of paper with information) · hu röpcédula (small piece of paper with information) · ca folíol (component of a compound leaf) · sl brošura (small piece of paper with information) · mr पत्रक (component of a compound leaf) · ja 散らし (small piece of paper with information) · sl prospekt (small piece of paper with information) · vi truyền đơn (small piece of paper with information) · fr prospectus (small piece of paper with information) · ga bileog faisnéise (small piece of paper with information) · es folíolo (small plant leaf) · pl listek (component of a compound leaf) · pl listek (small plant leaf) · it volantino (small piece of paper with information) · sh lȅtak (small piece of paper with information) · la libellus (small piece of paper with information) · fi lentolehtinen (small piece of paper with information) · hu röplap (small piece of paper with information) · ja チラシ (small piece of paper with information) · pt folíolo (small plant leaf) · hu szórólap (small piece of paper with information) · la foliolum (small plant leaf) · mk листенце (small plant leaf) · pdt Zadel (small piece of paper with information) · de Blättchen (small plant leaf) · th ใบปลิว (small piece of paper with information) · tl miklat (small piece of paper with information) · ga duillín (small plant leaf) · pl listek (flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel) · pt panfleto (small piece of paper with information) · pt cúspide (flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel) · mr पर्णिका (component of a compound leaf) · de Faltprospekt (small piece of paper with information) · be улётка (small piece of paper with information) · mr पर्णक (component of a compound leaf) · fr foliole (small plant leaf) · mk леток (small piece of paper with information) · vi tờ bướm (small piece of paper with information) · br deliadenn (small plant leaf) · ga bileoigín (small piece of paper with information) · he עַלְעָל (small plant leaf) · he עָלוֹן (small piece of paper with information) · be лісто́ўка (small piece of paper with information) · de Faltblatt (small piece of paper with information) · pt folíolo (component of a compound leaf) · cmn 傳單 /传单 (small piece of paper with information) · nl folder (small piece of paper with information) · de Blättchen (component of a compound leaf) · mr उपपर्ण (component of a compound leaf) · uk листі́вка (small piece of paper with information) · de Broschüre (small piece of paper with information) · nl blaadje (small plant leaf) · it fogliolina (component of a compound leaf) · vi tờ quảng cáo (small piece of paper with information) · mi tawhera (small piece of paper with information) · de Flugblatt (small piece of paper with information) · es folíolo (component of a compound leaf) · ko 전단지 (small piece of paper with information) · fi lehdykkä (component of a compound leaf) · cs leták (small piece of paper with information) · it dépliant (small piece of paper with information) · cy deiliosen (small plant leaf) · fr dépliant (small piece of paper with information) · ru фла́ер (small piece of paper with information) · de Handzettel (small piece of paper with information) · sh ле̏так (small piece of paper with information) · et lendleht (small piece of paper with information) · ga bileog (small piece of paper with information) · pt folder (small piece of paper with information) · fr tract (small piece of paper with information) · fi esite (small piece of paper with information) · ja リーフレット (small piece of paper with information) · ga bileoigín páipéir (small piece of paper with information) · es folleto (small piece of paper with information)

leaflet en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • lēfʹlĭt
  • /ˈliːflɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.? Proto-Germanic *laubą Proto-West Germanic *laub Old English lēaf Middle English lef English leaf Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English leaflet From leaf + -let.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To distribute leaflets to.
    • A sidewalk preacher gave an impassioned sermon while an assistant leafleted those who stayed to listen.
    • Buxton: A survey of 3,000 users of the Monsal Trail has revealed 98% support for the rebuilding of the railway to Matlock. The Manchester & East Midlands Rail Action partnership has been leafleting homes to canvass support for its reopening campaign. 2023 January 11, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: North West”, in RAIL, number 974, page 18:
    • At approximately 9:30 p.m. the demonstrators regrouped in front of the Copley Plaza and leafleted the area until an entourage of limousines entered the hotel. 1980 August 16, Warren Blumenfeld, “Disabled Group Pickets Sack Titanic Premiere”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 5, page 3:
  2. (intransitive) To distribute leaflets.
    • During the summer, Peter earned some extra cash by leafleting for a local pizza delivery restaurant.
    • Leafleting in a suit and tie at a Boulogne-Billancourt market, Christophe Versini, a legal expert, parliamentary adviser and local delegate for the National Rally, said: […] 2024 June 7, Angelique Chrisafis, “‘You can feel a shift’: will the French be lured by Le Pen?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • The leafleter who takes reasonable care not to block the sidewalk, who does not become involved in incidents of violence, and whose leaflet is truthful, has the right to leaflet undisturbed. 2011, Staughton Lynd, Daniel Gross, Labor Law for the Rank & Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
leafletted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
leafletted Tense=Past lexicographic
leafleted Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
leafleted Tense=Past lexicographic
leafletting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
leafleting Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
leavelet alternative, rare lexicographic
leaflets Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

leafleting