1. a part of a newspaper or magazine devoted to fiction, criticism, or light entertainment, typically printed in a special section
Usage: originally French; common in European journalism
2. a serialized story or novel published in installments in a newspaper or magazine
Usage: historical; popular in 19th-century periodicals

Examples

• The newspaper's feuilleton section featured a new mystery novel each week.
• Readers eagerly awaited the next installment of the feuilleton in their favorite magazine.
• The feuilleton was a popular format for publishing serialized fiction in 19th-century France.
• She contributed literary criticism to the feuilleton of the daily paper.
• The feuilleton offered lighter content to balance the serious news stories.