Literature - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈlɪtrətʃər|  American pronunciation of the word literature
Brit.  |ˈlɪt(ə)rətʃə|  British pronunciation of the word literature

noun

- creative writing of recognized artistic value
- the humanistic study of a body of literature (syn: lit)
- published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
the technical literature
one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature
- the profession or art of a writer
her place in literature is secure

Extra examples

She took courses in history and literature.

Her education gave her an appreciation for great literature.

He's an expert in American literature.

Can you send me some literature about your product?

He has read many of the major works of literature.

Italian literature

Several cases of mercury poisoning have been recorded in the literature.

He read great literature to develop his mind.

Desire is a common theme is music and literature.

Moby-Dick is required reading for any scholar of 19th-century American literature.

I audited an English literature class last semester.

...the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history...

His love for literature is manifest in his large library.

...a frequenter of coffeehouses, Samuel Johnson has been called the most clubbable man in English literature...

...a religious bookstore with an extensive stock of devotional literature...

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