literature

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɪt.ə.rə.t͡ʃə(r)/ or /ˈlɪt.rə.t͡ʃə(r)/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/ or [ˈlɪɾ.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ] or /ˈlɪt.rə.t͡ʃɚ/ or [ˈlɪt͡ʃ.rə.t͡ʃɚ]

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: lit‧er‧a‧ture or lit‧era‧ture

Noun

Singular literature

Plural literatures

1. (uncountable) Literature is the text of something written.
2. (uncountable) Literature is the collection of everything written of a nation, people, group or culture.

   I love the Chilean literature.

Related words

• letter
• literal
• literacy
• literate
• literary