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cahier

cahier

9.9
A short booklet that gives information about a subject, often in a series
  • noun
  • /kæˈjeɪ/
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  • Fall's Cahier describes the range of tasks to which he and his classmates were assigned, and the motivational strategies employed by the Sri to get results:

Examples

  • In his Cahier Ponty, Mdoune Fall reports that in his daara, students were given their own fields, the proceeds of which they controlled.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In his Cahier Ponty, Baba Ndiaye mentions offhand that he spent many afternoons in the fields planting, weeding, harvesting, and gathering dead wood.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Constance, upon hearing that the page boy was not receiving formal religious training, added his case to her notorious cahier of grievances.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A particularly strong-willed member of the last group, Sister Constance, moved to the coffin-confessional to present her petitions, a richly documented cahier of complaints.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The professor published a detailed cahier on the history of French literature.

  • Each edition of the series includes a cahier that explores various aspects of architecture.

  • She submitted her research findings in a concise cahier that was well-received by the committee.

Synonyms

pamphlet
vscahier
79 3.1

A small paper book or leaflet that gives information about one subject

focuses more on scholarly treatment and may belong to a series
booklet
vscahier
40 1.9

A small book with information or instructions on a topic

is usually scholarly and often appears as part of a series
tract
vscahier
12 7.9

A small printed paper that gives information about one subject

aims at scholarship rather than public persuasion
monograph
vscahier
  • Specialized
7 9.3

A long, detailed written study about one subject, often by one author

is smaller and often published as a short scholarly series item
plaquette
vscahier
9.4

A small printed booklet that gives information or advertises something

leans toward scholarly content and series membership rather than publicity
chapbook
vscahier
  • Archaic
9.9

A small cheap booklet from past centuries with folk stories or songs

is more scholarly and aimed at specialists rather than popular entertainment

How Long

volume
154 4.2
monograph
  • Specialized
7 9.3
cahier
9.9
pamphlet
79 3.1
leaflet
31 2.7

Surface Forms

cahier singular
cahiers plural

Etymology

Cahier comes from French and the Latin quaternus meaning 'four', and because a cahier was a small bound set of pages it later also came to mean a short published booklet or pamphlet, often one in a series.