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BELLES-LETTRES

\bˈɛlzlˈɛtəz], \bˈɛlzlˈɛtəz], \b_ˈɛ_l_z_l_ˈɛ_t_ə_z]\

Definitions of BELLES-LETTRES

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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bel-let'r, n.pl. polite or elegant literature, including poetry, fiction, criticism, Ã¦sthetics, &c.--ns. BELLET'RIST, BELLET'TRIST.--adj. BELLETRIS'TIC. [Fr., lit. 'fine letters.']

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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