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A book that gave up on its dreams after twelve pages.
means A small, thin book or pamphlet, usually paperbound, covering a single topic briefly.
from Simply 'book' plus the diminutive suffix '-let' (the same ending found in 'piglet' or 'droplet'), which traces back to French and Latin diminutive forms. A straightforward 19th-century coinage — no hidden drama, just English doing the sensible thing and saying 'small book' in one word.
- etymology
- literally just book plus a diminutive suffix
- staple count
- usually held together by one or two
- common fate
- read once, filed, never opened again
- ikea's favorite
- instructions disguised as light reading