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LEAFLET
cusp, leaflet
(noun) a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet
(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover
leaflet
(noun) part of a compound leaf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
leaflet (plural leaflets)
(botany) One of the components of a compound leaf.
(botany) A small plant leaf.
Synonym: leafling
A small sheet of paper containing information, used for dissemination of said information, often an advertisement.
Synonyms: flier, flyer, folder, handbill, pamphlet
(anatomy) A flap of a valve of a heart or blood vessel.
Verb
leaflet (third-person singular simple present leaflets, present participle leafletting or leafleting, simple past and past participle leafletted or leafleted)
(transitive) To distribute leaflets to.
(intransitive) To distribute leaflets.
Usage notes
• The inflected forms leafletted and leafletting are sometimes seen, but the spellings leafleted and leafleting are preferred.
Anagrams
• fellate
Source: Wiktionary
Leaf"let, n.
1. A little leaf; also, a little printed leaf or a tract.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.
3. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the gills of fishes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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