feuil·le·ton (f  y -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.] feuil le·tonism (-tôn zm, -tônz-) n.feuil le·tonist n.feuil le·ton·istic adj. |
feuilletonism
1. the practice among European newspapers of allowing space, usually at the bottom of a page or pages, for fiction, criticism, columnists, etc.
2. the practice of writing critical or familiar essays for the feuilleton pages. — feuilletonist, n.
See also: Media2. the practice of writing critical or familiar essays for the feuilleton pages. — feuilletonist, n.
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