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feuilleton

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feuil·le·ton  (fy-tô)
n.
1.
a. The part of a European newspaper devoted to light fiction, reviews, and articles of general entertainment.
b. An article appearing in such a section.
2.
a. A novel published in installments.
b. 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.]
feuille·tonism (-tônzm, -tônz-) n.
feuille·tonist n.
feuille·ton·istic adj.
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"You speak as if it were a feuilleton in the 'Figaro,' " observed the marquis.
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He called them his "petticoat gazettes," his "talking feuilletons.
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