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How to pronounce literature in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms lit
Type of literary study
Derivation literary
Type Words
Type of writing, written material, piece of writing
Has types sanskrit literature
Derivation literary
Type Words
Type of writing, written material, piece of writing
Has types historiography


the technical literature.
one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature.
Type Words
Type of profession


her place in literature is secure.

Examples of literature

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Medical literature shows these burns can occur within 10 minutes at 120 degrees.
From the usatoday.com
Watson enrolled to study literature at Brown University in Rhode Island in 2009.
From the delawareonline.com
In today's version of Horatio Alger literature, even self-made men have mentors.
From the businessweek.com
This novel regularly appears on the lists of greatest literature ever published.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Authors read chapters from their books, making literature lovers crave for more.
From the theepochtimes.com
Chelsea's strange season has all the hallmarks of a classic piece of literature.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Hannah Murray, 21, is studying English literature at Queen's College, Cambridge.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
It's long been said there are only seven basic story lines in all of literature.
From the latimes.com
Patients and their families and friends now regularly access medical literature.
From the sciencedaily.com
More examples
  • Creative writing of recognized artistic value
  • The humanistic study of a body of literature; "he took a course in Russian lit"
  • Published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
  • The profession or art of a writer; "her place in literature is secure"
  • Literature (from Latin littera; letter), is the art of written works. Literally translated, the word literature means "acquaintance with letters" (as in the "arts and letters"). The two most basic written literary categories include fiction and nonfiction.
  • 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 body of all written works; The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture; All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject; Written fiction of a high standard
  • Books, magazines, articles, plays, short stories, poems-anything that utilizes the written word.
  • Written works of fiction and nonfiction in which compositional excellence and advancement in the art of writing are higher priorities than are considerations of profit or commercial appeal.