literature
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- noun
- /ˈlɪtərətʃər/
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literatura
- The professor specializes in 19th-century Russian literature, including works by Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
- American literature
- English literature
- contemporary literature
He mostly reads short contemporary literature from Japan.
- He mostly reads short contemporary literature from Japan.
- But so many inventions, works of art, literature, music came from dream states.
- In this case it was mostly literature and music.
- And I read a lot of heavy, dark, sad literature and, and philosophy.
- Like one of the shortest stories in American literature is Richard Rodigan's.
- We do so by reading the literature and thinking about it, right.
- And it's he's one of the great creations of world literature.
- She's very, very intelligent, very talented, good storyteller, loves literature, great writer.
- Yeah, It's one of the most iconic works of ancient literature.
- They were less concerned with Greek plays, Greek poetry, Greek literature in general.
- There's so there's so much good literature and films and plays out there.
- Most paintings, most sculpture, most literature, most music is lousy.
- In art, we call that influences, including literature, we call them influences.
- It's the essence of literature and, and we do it all the time.
Examples
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Now, my father had some old books, which he called his collection of fine literature.
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Some of the most entertaining characters in literature are passive characters.
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Art, music, theatre, literature must be free for people.
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In this case it was mostly literature and music.
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For I love literature, as I love life.
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What do you know about Russian literature?
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Name the great characters in American literature.
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This happens to be a masterpiece of American literature.
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Many credited their love of poetry and literature to her special reading programs and poetry collections.
Fiction book (1993) -
He mostly reads short contemporary literature from Japan.
Synonyms
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A university subject about books and written works
Compounds
- Literature
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Books from the Bible that give advice about how to live, like Proverbs and Ecclesiastes
A database from the US National Library of Medicine for finding information about medical research articles
- Literature
Writings in Old English from about the 5th to 12th centuries in England, like poems and religious texts
How Artistic
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Literature comes from the Latin word littera meaning 'letter'. It began as any written work made of letters and then came to mean the special, artistic kinds of writing like novels and poems, so literature now means creative written works.