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| 1. | a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover. |
| 2. | a short treatise or essay, generally a controversial tract, on some subject of contemporary interest: a political pamphlet. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME pamflet < AL panfletus, pamfletus, syncopated var. of Pamphiletus, dim. of ML Pamphilus, title of a 12th-century Latin comedy. See -et
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pam·phlet·ar·y, adjective
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| Main Entry: | pamphlet | |
| Part of Speech: | noun | |
| Synonyms: | booklet, brochure, bulletin, flyer, folder, handbill, handout, leaflet, manual, monograph, tract, treatise, ephemera, ephemeron | |
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pamphlet, short unbound or paper-bound book of from 64 to 96 pages. The pamphlet gained popularity as an instrument of religious or political controversy, giving the author and reader full benefit of freedom of the press. Relatively inexpensive to purchaser and publisher, it is less complicated to publish and therefore can be more timely than a hard-cover book. Several examples of this generally ephemeral literary form have proved to have permanent value (e.g., works by John Milton and Thomas Paine), and have been reprinted separately or in collections, such as the Harleian Miscellany (1744-46). See also chapbook.
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