literature
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noun- 1.
(uncountable, usually)The body of all written works.
- 2.
(uncountable, usually)The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
He’s studying English literature at university.
There’s a vast body of scientific literature on the subject.
classical literature
scientific literature
world literature
- 3.
(uncountable, usually)(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
- 4.
(uncountable, usually)Written fiction of a high standard.
2008, Adam Cadre However, even “literary” science fiction rarely qualifies as literature, because it treats characters as sets of traits rather than as fully realized human beings with unique life stories.
Đồng nghĩa: literary fiction
- 5.
(obsolete, uncountable, usually)Literacy; ability to read and write.
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Cùng gốc / liên quan
Từ có viền nét liền là đã có mục từ; viền nét đứt là chưa có trong dữ liệu.
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From Middle English literature, from Old French littérature, from Latin literatura or litteratura, from littera (letter), from -, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (tablet). Displaced native bōccræft, literally "book + -craft", see Modern English bookcraft.