Literaryadjective
Relating to literature.
Literaryadjective
Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
Literaryadjective
Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
Literaryadjective
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
Literaryadjective
Bookish.
Literaryadjective
Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.
Literaryadjective
Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man.
Literaryadjective
of or relating to or characteristic of literature;
Literaryadjective
knowledgeable about literature;
Literaryadjective
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing;
Literaryadjective
concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form
Literaryadjective
concerned with literature as a profession
Literaryadjective
(of language) associated with literary works or other formal writing; having a marked style intended to create a particular emotional effect
Literaturenoun
The body of all written works.
Literaturenoun
The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
Literaturenoun
All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
Literaturenoun
Written fiction of a high standard.
Literaturenoun
Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.
Literaturenoun
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.
Literaturenoun
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.
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The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.
Literaturenoun
creative writing of recognized artistic value
Literaturenoun
the humanistic study of a body of literature;
Literaturenoun
published writings in a particular style on a particular subject;
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the profession or art of a writer;
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written works, especially those considered of superior or lasting artistic merit
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books and writings published on a particular subject
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leaflets and other printed matter used to advertise products or give advice
Literature
Literature broadly is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.