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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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adjective + (n.)literature
academic,
adolescent,
anthropological,
biblical,
classic,
classical,
comparative,
comprehensive,
considerable,
consistent,
contemporary,
current,
empirical,
existing,
extant,
extensive,
feminist,
growing,
historical,
medical,
medieval,
modern,
multicultural,
native,
oral,
organizational,
popular,
previous,
prior,
professional,
promotional,
psychological,
published,
recent,
related,
relevant,
scholarly,
scientific,
secondary,
substantial,
theoretical,
vast
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verb + (n.)literature
discuss, distribute, document, read, report, review, study, teach
(n.)literature
+ verb
cite, describe, emphasize, examine, highlight, indicate, publish, reveal, suggest
noun + (n.)literature
anthology,
art,
contribution,
counseling,
economics,
essay,
examination,
finding,
gap,
genre,
history,
introduction,
language,
professor,
psychology,
reading,
reference,
research,
review,
scholar,
science,
study,
theme,
works
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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 |
The word literature
contains the following parts:
lit, litera
Latin
root
that means letter, reading
  Example words:
-ure
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means act or process of
More about this word part:
The suffix -ure
attaches to Latin verb roots and English verbs.
Example words:
acupuncture, adventure, agriculture, aquaculture, armature, capture, closure, composure, conjecture, debenture, denture, disclosure, displeasure, enclosure, enrapture, erasure, exposure, failure, figure, fixture, fracture, indenture, juncture, lecture, legislature, literature, manufacture, miniature, nomenclature, picture, posture, pressure, primogeniture, procedure, rapture, rupture, Scripture, seizure, stricture, structure, superstructure, tenure, texture, torture, verdure
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