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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lit•er•a•ture /ˈlɪtərətʃɚ, ˈlɪtrə-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Literaturewriting in prose or poetry thought of as having permanent value or excellence.
- Literaturethe entire body of writings of a specific language, period, people, etc.:French literature.
- the writings dealing with a particular subject:the literature of biology.
- any kind of printed material, as circulars, leaflets, or handbills:company literature describing new products.
See -lit-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lit•er•a•ture (lit′ər ə chər, -chŏŏr′, li′trə-),USA pronunciation n. - Literaturewritings 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.
- Literaturethe 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.
- Literaturethe profession of a writer or author.
- Literatureliterary 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.
- Latin litterātūra grammar. See literate, -ure
- late Middle English litterature 1375–1425
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Literature, belles-lettres, letters refer to artistic writings worthy of being remembered. In the broadest sense, literature includes any type of writings on any subject:the literature of medicine;
usually, however, it means the body of artistic writings of a country or period that are characterized by beauty of expression and form and by universality of intellectual and emotional appeal:English literature of the 16th century.Belles-lettres is a more specific term for writings of a light, elegant, or excessively refined character:His talent is not for scholarship but for belles-lettres.Letters (rare today outside of certain fixed phrases) refers to literature as a domain of study or creation:a man of letters.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: literature /ˈlɪtərɪtʃə ˈlɪtrɪ-/ n - 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: scientific literature, the literature of the violin
- printed material giving a particular type of information: sales literature
- the art or profession of a writer
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin litterātūra writing; see letter |