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Definition of literature:
- Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.
- The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles- lettres.
- The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.
- The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.
Synonyms:
story, books, comment, exposition, history, theme, observation, dissertation, thesis, belles-lettres, treatment, literary productions, drama, summary, publications, tract, writings, critique, report, lit, discourse, literary works, findings, lore, treatise, record, abstract, novel, research, poetry, essay, biography, discussion, paper, disquisition, article.
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writing (part of speech: noun)
- correspondence,
- calligraphy,
- journalism,
- ghostwriting,
- portrayal,
- notation,
- typescript,
- recording,
- composition,
- formulation,
- rewriting,
- writing,
- authorship,
- handwriting,
- transcription
Usage examples:
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The influence of the Parsee religion upon the literature and life of the people is very marked.
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He was persuaded that Sidney's death had been a grave blow to literature and learning.
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It is a charming book to read, and it will breed in its readers the appetite to read English literature for themselves."
