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Definition of literature

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Literature (n.) 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 branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry..

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Bibliology :: Bibliology (n.) The literature or doctrine of the Bible.

Earthdrake :: Earthdrake (n.) A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon.

Rude :: Rude (superl.) Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking chasteness or elegance; not in good taste; unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of literature, language, style, and the like..

Humanist :: Humanist (n.) One who purposes the study of the humanities, or polite literature..

Literator :: Literator (n.) A person devoted to the study of literary trifles, esp. trifles belonging to the literature of a former age..

Letterure :: Letterure (n.) Letters; literature.

Classical :: Classical (n.) Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art..

Classic :: Classic (n.) One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature..

Romantic :: Romantic (a.) Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style; as, the romantic school of poets..

Scylla :: Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying Between Scylla and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand..

Celtic :: Celtic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes, literature, tongue..

Ephemeris :: Ephemeris (n.) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and all kinds of periodical literature..

Review :: Review (n.) A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc..

Sinology :: Sinology (n.) That branch of systemized knowledge which treats of the Chinese, their language, literature, etc..

Academy :: Academy (n.) A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology..

Romanticist :: Romanticist (n.) One who advocates romanticism in modern literature.

Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days..

Literature :: Literature (n.) Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.

Journalistic :: "Journalistic (a.) Pertaining to journals or to journalists; contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as journalistic literature or enterprise..

Classical :: Classical (n.) Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the period when their best literature was produced; of or pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds..