Pamphlet has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
a small book usually having a paper cover
"He handed me a pamphlet about local hiking trails that featured a glossy paper cover and colorful maps inside."
2
a brief treatise on a subject of interest; published in the form of a booklet
"The community center distributed a pamphlet detailing local recycling rules to every household during the cleanup drive."
3
A small booklet of printed informational matter, often unbound, having only a paper cover.
"He folded the pamphlet in half and tucked it into his pocket after picking up the free brochure at the library counter."
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Origin
The word comes from Middle French Pamphilet, which was a nickname for the 12th-century Latin love poem Pamphilus. This term later evolved in English to mean any short written text or small book.