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Literature Works Noun ˈlɪtrətʃə(R ˈlɪtrətʃər English/American/French Children's Great

Word3 literature
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/ /ˈlɪtrətʃər/
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  • english/american/french literature
  • children's literature
  • great works of literature
  • for most people, the desire to study literature begins with a love of reading.
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literature

(noun)/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/ /ˈlɪtrətʃər/
  1. pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems (in contrast to technical books and newspapers, magazines, etc.)
    • SEE ALSO comparative literature
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/comparative-literature
    • English/American/French literature
    • children's literature
    • great works of literature
    • For most people, the desire to study literature begins with a love of reading.
  2. pieces of writing or printed information on a particular subject
    • sales literature
    • a review of the scientific literature on the topic
    • I've read all the available literature on keeping rabbits.
    • I picked up some literature about pensions.
    • Chapter 1 reviews the literature and discusses the main types of sources available.

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘knowledge of books’): via French from Latin litteratura, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’.
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