Literature
WordNet

noun


(1)   The profession or art of a writer
"Her place in literature is secure"
(2)   The humanistic study of a body of literature
"He took a course in Russian lit"
(3)   Creative writing of recognized artistic value
(4)   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"
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Noun



  1. The body of all written works.
  2. The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture.
  3. All the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
  4. Written fiction of a high standard.
    SF is rarely literature because the characters are so poorly realised. - Adam Cadre
 
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