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literature
[ lit-er-uh-cher, -choor, li-truh- ]
noun
- writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays.
- the entire body of writings of a specific language, period, people, etc.:
the literature of England.
- the writings dealing with a particular subject:
the literature of ornithology.
- the profession of a writer or author.
- literary work or production.
- any kind of printed material, as circulars, leaflets, or handbills:
literature describing company products.
- Archaic. polite learning; literary culture; appreciation of letters and books.
literature
/ ˈlɪtərɪtʃə; ˈlɪtrɪ- /
noun
- written material such as poetry, novels, essays, etc, esp works of imagination characterized by excellence of style and expression and by themes of general or enduring interest
- the body of written work of a particular culture or people
Scandinavian literature
- written or printed matter of a particular type or on a particular subject
the literature of the violin
scientific literature
- printed material giving a particular type of information
sales literature
- the art or profession of a writer
- obsolete.learning
Other Words From
- pre·liter·a·ture noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of literature1
Word History and Origins
Origin of literature1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
The research literature, too, asks these questions, and not without reason.
She wanted to know what happened over five years, or even 10, but the scientific literature had little to offer.
The religion shaped all facets of life: art, medicine, literature, and even dynastic politics.
Speaking of the literature you love, the Bloomsbury writers crop up in your collection repeatedly.
Literature in the 14th century, Strohm points out, was an intimate, interactive affair.
All along the highways and by-paths of our literature we encounter much that pertains to this "queen of plants."
There cannot be many persons in the world who keep up with the whole range of musical literature as he does.
In early English literature there was at one time a tendency to ascribe to Solomon various proverbs not in the Bible.
He was deeply versed in Saxon literature and published a work on the antiquity of the English church.
Such unromantic literature as Acts of Parliament had not, it may be supposed, up to this, formed part of my mental pabulum.
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