literature

Plural

literatures

1. 1.The body of all written works.

2. 2.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.

3. 3.All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

   • In fact, information on when each of the terms first appeared in English, and if obsolete, how long they persisted, is entirely absent from the literature.

4. 4.Written fiction of a high standard.

Overall

Common· #1773

By learning goal

Everyday conversation

Rare

General reading & writing

Uncommon

Academic

Common

Literature

Rare