[
US
/ˈɫɪtɝətʃɝ/
]
[ UK /lˈɪtɹɪtʃɐ/ ]
[ UK /lˈɪtɹɪtʃɐ/ ]
NOUN
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the humanistic study of a body of literature
he took a course in Russian 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 - creative writing of recognized artistic value
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the profession or art of a writer
her place in literature is secure
How To Use literature In A Sentence
- Beck, who has a PhD in erotology - the study of how art, literature and cultural behaviours influence human sexuality - is a bit of a virgin expert.
- A great deal of literature is only the obvious transformed into the sublime.
- Four principal types of source pertain to the subject: literature, works of graphic or plastic art, archaeological remains, and notated pieces of music.
- A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature.
- They describe some gaps in the literature and provide some suggestions for future research.
- Zunun Kadir, the famous writer, playwright and fabulist, was the founder and the pioneer of the contemporary Uighur literature.
- A combining approach to find all taxon names (FAT) in legacy biosystematic literature. BioMed Central - Latest articles
- Literature is no longer "bookish" -- but practical, social, propagandist. Studies in Early Victorian Literature
- For perciform fishes, the pectoral fin and tail are known to play important roles in propulsion and there is now a substantial literature on the function of these fins.
- [From Vivaculus:]… I hasted to London, and entreated one of my academical acquaintances to introduce me into some of the little societies of literature which are formed in taverns and coffee - houses.
