literature

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noun

1. creative writing of recognized artistic value (Freq. 60)
• Derivationally related forms:
literary
• Members of this Topic:
carved, carven, gothic, filmable, copyrighted,
steed, deconstruction, deconstructionism, lit, flashback, flash-forward,
flash-forward, redaction, republication, rosebud, tempest,
tension, longueur
• Hypernyms:
writing, written material, piece of writing
• Hyponyms:
Sanskrit literature
2. the humanistic study of a body of literature (Freq. 6)
- he took a course in Russian lit
• Syn:
lit
• Derivationally related forms:
literary
• Hypernyms:
literary study
3. published writings in a particular style on a particular subject (Freq. 5)
- the technical literature
- one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature
• Hypernyms:
writing, written material, piece of writing
• Hyponyms:
historiography
4. the profession or art of a writer (Freq. 2)
- her place in literature is secure
• Hypernyms:
profession