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  2. 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 their authors and the perceived aesthetic excellence of their execution.

  3. Literature Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of LITERATURE is writings in prose or verse; especially : writings having excellence of form or expression and expressing ideas of permanent or universal interest. How to use literature in a sentence.

  4. What is Literature? Definition of Literature - Literary English

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    Let us look at what is literature in definition. Literature can be any written work, but it especially is an artistic or intellectual work of writing. It is one of the Fine Arts, like Painting, Dance, Music, etc which provides aesthetic pleasure to the readers.

  5. LITERATURE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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    Literature is writing that uses artistic expression and form and is considered to have merit or be important. As an artistic term, literature refers to written works, such as novels, short stories, biographies, memories, essays, and poetry.

  6. LITERATURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    LITERATURE definition: 1. written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value: 2. all the…. Learn more.

  7. Literature - Wikipedia

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    Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems. [1] It includes both print and digital writing. [2] In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to include oral literature, much of which has been transcribed.

  8. LITERATURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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    LITERATURE meaning: 1. written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting artistic value: 2. all the…. Learn more.

  9. 1.6: Defining Literature - Humanities LibreTexts

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    Literature, in its broadest sense, is any written work. Etymologically, the term derives from Latin litaritura/litteratura “writing formed with letters,” although some definitions include spoken or sung texts. More restrictively, it is writing that possesses literary merit.

  10. Literature - Oxford Reference

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    A body of written works related by subject-matter (e.g. the literature of computing), by language or place of origin (e.g. Russian literature), or by prevailing cultural standards of merit.

  11. LITERATURE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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    In the broadest sense, literature includes any type of writings on any subject: the literature of medicine; usually, however, it means the body of artistic writings of a country or period that are characterized by beauty of expression and form and by universality of intellectual and emotional appeal: English literature of the 16th century.