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noun
A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a small book usually having a paper cover
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: booklet, folder, leaflet, pamphlet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: book
Narrower terms: blue book, ticket book
History
1748, from French brochure (“stitched work”), from brocher (“to stitch”), from Old French brochier (“to pierce”), from broche (“awl”), from Vulgar Latin brocca, from Latin broccus (“pointy-toothed”). Doublet of broach.
Across languages
118 source translations are retained for this English entry.
