A leaflet is a small, thin printed sheet or folded paper that gives information or advertising, usually handed out for free.
From *leaf* plus the diminutive suffix *-let*, meaning a small or lesser version of something. It originally described small leaves or leaf-like structures before becoming common for small printed sheets.
*Leaflet* literally means “little leaf,” whether of a plant or a book. The word shows how often we picture information as something that grows and spreads like foliage.
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