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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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writings such as dramas, poems, novels, essays, and stories, esp. those that have lasting artistic value.
Shakespeare is said to have made some of the greatest contributions to English literature.- synonyms:
- belles-lettres, classics, letters
- similar words:
- fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose
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| definition 2: |
any printed matter.
The protesters were handing out literature about their cause to anyone passing by.- synonyms:
- publication, writing
- similar words:
- book, information, material, piece, work
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| definition 3: |
the body of writing about a specific subject or of a specific time or group.
I discovered much more about my topic after I read the literature.There is little mention of this particular study in the literature.- synonyms:
- lore
- similar words:
- body, folklore, knowledge, scholarship
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| related words: |
art |
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Literature comes from literatura, a Latin word that means "writing" or "forming letters."
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broader categories that include literature |
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art, communication, culture |
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some actions associated with literature |
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characterize, compose, create, critique, depict, describe, entertain, examine, explain, expose, express, imagine, influence, inspire, portray, read, relate, tell, write |
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some descriptions of literature |
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aesthetic, classic, comic, controversial, dramatic, heroic, historical, humorous, imaginative, juvenile, lyric, romantic, tragic |
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some examples of literature |
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allegory, autobiography, ballad, biography, comedy, drama, epic, essay, fable, fantasy, folk tale, haiku, limerick, lyric, narrative, novel, parable, play, poem, psalm, romance, sonnet, story, tale, tragedy, verse |
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some kinds of literature |
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fiction, nonfiction, poetry, prose |
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some parts of literature |
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character, climax, dialogue, moral, passage, plot, setting, story, subject, theme, title, tone |
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some people associated with literature |
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author, critic, minstrel, narrator, playwright, poet, writer |
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some things used in literature |
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allegory, alliteration, conflict, description, humor, idiom, metaphor, meter, rhyme, simile, symbol |
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