leaflet

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leaf·let | \ ˈlēf-lət

Definition of leaflet

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : one of the divisions of a compound leaf

b : a small or young foliage leaf

2 : a leaflike organ or part (such as one of the flaps of a heart valve)

3 : a usually folded printed sheet intended for free distribution

leaflet

verb

leafleted or leafletted; leafleting or leafletting

Definition of leaflet (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

: to hand out leaflets

transitive verb

: to hand out leaflets to

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Synonyms for leaflet

Synonyms: Noun

Examples of leaflet in a Sentence

Noun Protesters were handing out leaflets condemning the government's environmental policies. the company hires college students to work the phones and distribute leaflets for its clients Verb We spent the morning leafleting.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Cut roses in the morning or evening just above an outward-growing leaflet to encourage an open direction for new stem growth. — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021 As Robert Higgs reports, records show that council is trying to confirm the source of $351,000 that the group, Consumers Against Deceptive Fees, used for a leaflet campaign disparaging Cleveland Public Power’s rates and service. — Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 26 May 2021 At the time, the EMA recommended the vaccine's leaflet be updated with information about the rare clots. — Nicole Winfield, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021 The leaflet was printed by a local group called South Norwood Animal Rescue and Liberty, or SNARL. — Longreads, 10 Mar. 2021 At the time, the EMA recommended the vaccine’s leaflet be updated to tell people about the rare clots. — Nicole Winfield, chicagotribune.com, 6 Apr. 2021 In the meantime, the agency has added a warning to the vaccine’s drug leaflet for the European Union. — Hilda Bastian, The Atlantic, 30 Mar. 2021 A few days later, Addiscombe’s letter boxes clacked again as another leaflet was delivered. — Longreads, 10 Mar. 2021 Each client participating in the hunger strike has also received a leaflet from MSOP describing the physical effects of going without nourishment. — Chris Serres, Star Tribune, 26 Jan. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The rules allowing speeches and leafleting in only one section of the park, as well as the sidewalks, were issued in April 2019. — chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2019 About 100 Stanford students leafleted on the Peninsula trains, with mixed results, The Chronicle reported. — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 9 Oct. 2019 Another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border. — Fox News, 23 May 2018 Yet another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border. — Eric Talmadge, chicagotribune.com, 22 May 2018 Yet another article lashed out at South Korean authorities for allowing defectors to send anti-North Korea leaflets across their border. — Eric Talmadge, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2018 The North quickly matched the South’s action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South Korea leaflets across the border. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Apr. 2018 The North quickly matched the South’s action with its own border broadcasts and launches of balloons carrying anti-South Korea leaflets across the border. — Hyung-jin Kim, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2018 Both sides barraged the other with the noise, with North Korea even floating balloons packed with anti-South Korea leaflets across the border. — John Bacon, ajc, 23 Apr. 2018

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leaflet

noun

English Language Learners Definition of leaflet

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a printed and often folded sheet of paper that is usually given to people for no cost

leaflet

verb

English Language Learners Definition of leaflet (Entry 2 of 2)

: to give leaflets to many people in (a place)

See the full definition for leaflet in the English Language Learners Dictionary

leaflet

noun

leaf·let | \ ˈlēf-lət

Kids Definition of leaflet

1 : a printed and often folded sheet of paper that is usually given to people at no cost an advertising leaflet

2 : one of the divisions of a leaf which is made up of two or more smaller parts

3 : a young or small leaf

leaflet

noun

leaf·let | \ ˈlē-flət

Medical Definition of leaflet

: a leaflike organ, structure, or part lipid molecules in a bimolecular leaflet especially : any of the flaps of the biscuspid valve or the tricuspid valve

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leaflet

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