belles-lettresnoun [ plural ]
uk/ˌbelˈlet.rə/us/ˌbelˈlet.rə/specializedworks of literature that are beautiful and pleasing in an artistic way, rather than being very serious or full of information
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Literature
- alliteration
- antihero
- arch-villain
- baddy
- ballad
- bard
- dramatist
- epigram
- heroine
- iambic
- ingénue
- limerick
- lit
- pantomime
- prose poem
- prosody
- psalm
- quatrain
- revue
- stylistics
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