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feuilleton

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈfəːɪtɒ̃/
  • UK: /ˈfʊɪˌtɒn/
  • UK: /ˌfəɪˈtɑn/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌfəɪˈtɔn/
  • General-American: /ˈfɔɪ.ɪ.tən/
  • General-American: /fə.jəˈtoʊn/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An article published in such a section.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree French feuillet French -on French feuilletonbor. English feuilleton Borrowed from French feuilleton.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: felietono — section of a newspaper
  • Finnish: följetongi — section of a newspaper
  • German: Feuilleton — section of a newspaper
  • Slovak: fejtón — section of a newspaper
  • Czech: fejeton — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Dutch: feuilleton — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Esperanto: felietono — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Finnish: följetongi — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • German: Feuilleton — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Macedonian: фе́љтон (féljton) — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Polish: felieton — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Russian: фельето́н (felʹjetón) — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Slovak: fejtón — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Ukrainian: фейлето́н (fejletón) — article that appears in a feuilleton
  • Yiddish: פֿעליעטאָן (felyeton) — article that appears in a feuilleton