Definition of Literature. Meaning of Literature. Synonyms of Literature

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Definition of Literature

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Illiterature
Illiterature Il*lit"er*a*ture, n. Want of learning; illiteracy. [R.] --Ayliffe. Southey.
Wisdom literature
Wisdom literature Wis"dom lit"er*a*ture The class of ancient Hebrew writings which deal reflectively with general ethical and religious topics, as distinguished from the prophetic and liturgical literature, and from the law. It is comprised chiefly in the books of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiasticus, Ecclesiastes, and Wisdom of Solomon. The ``wisdom' (Hokhmah) of these writings consists in detached sage utterances on concrete issues of life, without the effort at philosophical system that appeared in the later Hellenistic reflective writing beginning with Philo Jud[ae]us.
Yellow-covered literature
Yellow-covered Yel"low-cov`ered, a. Covered or bound in yellow paper. Yellow-covered literature, cheap sensational novels and trashy magazines; -- formerly so called from the usual color of their covers. [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.

Meaning of Literature from wikipedia

- 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...
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- Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified...
- The Nobel Prize in Literature, here meaning for Literature, (Swedish: Nobelpriset i litteratur) is a Swedish literature prize that is awarded annually...
- English literature is literature written in the English language from the English-speaking world. The English language has developed over more than 1,400...
- A literature review is an overview of the previously published works on a topic. The term can refer to a full scholarly paper or a section of a scholarly...
- Modern literature may refer to: Modernist literature, the literary form of modernism Xiandai wenxue, a Taiwanese literature journal in publication from...
- Portuguese-language literature can be: Angolan literature Brazilian literature Cape Verdean literature Latin American literature Literature of Equatorial Guinea...