Look up: Literature

1. Literature
   General term denoting high quality written work including: poetry, novels, plays, short stories etc. Ezra Pound famously declared that: ' Literature is news that STAYS news.'
   See also canon.
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2. literature
   [n] - published writings in a particular style on a particular subject 2. [n] - creative writing of recognized artistic value 3. [n] - the humanistic study of a body of literature 4. [n] - the profession or art of a writer
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3. literature
   Words set apart in some way from ordinary everyday communication. In the ancient oral traditions, before stories and poems were written down, literature had a mainly public function - mythic and...
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4. Literature
   Lit'er·a·ture (lĭt'ẽr*ȧ*tur; 135) noun [ French littérature , Latin litteratura , literatura , learning, grammar, writing, from littera , litera , letter. See Letter .] 1. Learn...
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5. literature
   1. Learning; acquaintance with letters or books. ... 2. The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or bra...
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6. literature
   lit noun the humanistic study of a body of literature; `he took a course in Russian lit`
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7. literature
   noun the profession or art of a writer; `her place in literature is secure`
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8. literature
   noun creative writing of recognized artistic value
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9. Literature
   • (n.) The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres. • (n.) Learning; acquaintance with letters or books. • (n.) The occupation,...
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10. literature
    a body of written works. The name has traditionally been applied to those imaginative works of poetry and prose distinguished by the intentions of ... [44 related articles]
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11. literature
    Literature refers to something imagined rather than factual, so it must be distinguished from journalistic and scientific texts, i.e. non-fictional texts. The three kinds of literature are the narrative, drama, and poetry.
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12. literature
    
    • creative writing of recognized artistic value
    • published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
    • the profession or art of a writer
    
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13. Literature
    The Material Handling Industry houses the Material Handling Institute Bookstore which contains a significant amount of literature related to the industry. These offerings include introductory materials, standards and specifications, application guidelines for various types of equipment and 'classic' papers on a variety of subjects penned by e...
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14. literature
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lit′tĕr-ă-chūr Definitions: 1. Body of written work on a specific topic. 2. Colloquial usage indicating any printed matter on a given topic (manufacturer's literature).
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15. literature
    Words set apart in some way from ordinary everyday communication. In the ancient oral traditions, before stories and poems were written down, literature had a mainly public function – mythic and religious. As literary works came to be preserved in writing, and, eventually, printed, their role became more private, serving as a vehicle for the e...
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16. literature
    The literature. Computer-science journals and other publications, vaguely gestured at to answer a question that the speaker believes is trivial. Thus, one might answer an annoying question by saying 'It's in the literature.' Oppose Knuth, which has no connotation of triviality. (1994-11-04)
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17. Literature
    (card game) `Literature` is a card game for six players. It uses a modified version of the Western 52-playing card deck; the 2`s are removed, leaving 48 cards. The game is sometimes called `Canadian Fish`, `X-Treme Go Fish`, or even simply `Fish`, after the similar Go Fish (which, confusingly...
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18. Literature
    `Literature` (from Latin litterae (plural); letter) is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources (although, under circumstances unpublished sources can be exempt). Literally translated, the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the &qu...
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