Literature

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EtymologyModificar

From Latin literatura or litteratura.

PronunciationModificar

• (UK)

• IPA: /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹ.ɪ.tʃjʊə(ɹ)/, /ˈlɪt.ɜː(ɹ).ɪ.tʃjʊə(ɹ)/
• SAMPA: /"lIt.(@)r.I.tSjU@(r)/, /"lIt.3:(r).I.tSjU@(r)/

• (US)

• IPA: /ˈlɪt.ɚ.ɪ.tʃɚ/
• SAMPA: /"lUIt.@`.I.tS@`/

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NounModificar

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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• See also Wikisaurus:literature

Related termsModificar

• letter
• literal
• literacy
• literate
• literary

TranslationsModificar

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