lit
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8.6
- noun
- /lɪt/
- Informal
:
literatura
- So who do you have for American Lit?
Over here is got a English lit degree from Clemson.
- Over here is got a English lit degree from Clemson.
- Yeah, cuz I'm taking AP Lit right now.
- These might be chick lit, ladlit, celebrity books, or young adults.
- AP lit, AP Calc AV governor Con ASP work experience.
Examples
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The website Google Lit Trips is well-known for its wonderful literature adventures.
Academic text (2010) -
I have to finish reading my English lit before the class discussion tomorrow.
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Like English lit or film studies.
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One in English Lit and one in US History.
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I have a test today, English Lit.
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I have a master's degree in English Lit and Drama; and, yes, I can type.
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I read The Sun Also Rises in college in American Lit.
Fiction book (2001) -
I'm so far behind, I haven't even picked out a theme for my English Lit term paper.
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You've inspired me so much, I've decided to take American Lit as a major.
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He teaches English Lit over at Cambridge, that's where I plan on going after I graduate.
Synonyms
74
4.5
The study and writing of books, poems, and plays at school or as a job
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lit is a short form of literature, which means 'books and serious writing'. So when students say they study lit, they mean the subject of literature.