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PAMPHLET

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Dictionary entry overview: What does pamphlet mean?

• PAMPHLET (noun)
The noun PAMPHLET has 2 senses:

1. a small book usually having a paper cover
2. a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

Familiarity information: PAMPHLET used as a noun is rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PAMPHLET (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A small book usually having a paper cover

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

booklet; brochure; folder; pamphlet; leaflet

Hypernyms ("pamphlet" is a kind of...):

book (a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "pamphlet"):

blue book (a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinations)

ticket book (a book of tickets that can be torn out and used)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

pamphlet; tract

Hypernyms ("pamphlet" is a kind of...):

treatise (a formal exposition)

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