Word of the Day
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literature
literature
/ˈlɪ tə rə tʃər/
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creative writing of recognized artistic value
literature meaning(s)
- (n) creative writing of recognized artistic value
- (n) the humanistic study of a body of literature
- (n) published writings in a particular style on a particular subject
- (n) the profession or art of a writer
literature usage(s)
- All literature has always been the scene of acrimonious battles between scholars and critics.
- Her literature spans five decades of turmoil in her country.
- lithane lithane a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics and as a drug;…
- lithe lithe /ˈlaɪð/ ? moving and bending with ease
- lithe-bodied lithe-bodied having a lithe body
- litheness litheness the gracefulness of a person or animal that is flexible and supple
- lithesome lithesome /ˈlaɪð səm/ ? moving and bending with ease
- lithia water lithia water mineral water containing lithium salts
- lithiasis lithiasis the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ
- lithic lithic /ˈlɪ θɪk/ ? of or containing lithium
- lithium lithium /ˈlɪ θi əm/ ? a soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the…
- lithium carbonate lithium carbonate a white powder (LiCO3) used in manufacturing glass and ceramics…
- lithocarpus lithocarpus tanbark oaks
- lithocarpus densiflorus lithocarpus densiflorus evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery…
- lithocarpus glaber lithocarpus glaber small evergreen tree of China and Japan
- lithocarpus glabra lithocarpus glabra small evergreen tree of China and Japan
- lithodidae lithodidae deep-sea crabs of cold waters
- lithoglyptics lithoglyptics the art of engraving on precious stones
- lithograph lithograph /ˈlɪ θə ˌɡræf/ ? a print produced by lithography
- lithograph machine lithograph machine duplicator that prints by lithography; a flat surface (of stone…
- lithographer lithographer /lɪ ˈθɑ ɡrə fə/ ? a printmaker who uses lithography
- lithographic lithographic /ˌlɪ θə ˈɡræ fɪk/ ? of or produced by or involved in lithography
- lithography lithography /lə ˈθɑ ɡrə fi/ ? a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
- lithology lithology the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral…
- lithomancer lithomancer one who practices lithomancy