"subliterature" meaning in English

See subliterature in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: subliteratures [plural]
Etymology: sub- + literature Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|literature}} sub- + literature Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} subliterature (countable and uncountable, plural subliteratures)
  1. (uncountable) Inferior literature, such as pulp fiction. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-subliterature-en-noun-vGeIisdB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 62 38
  2. (sciences) A defined portion of an academic literature. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Sciences
    Sense id: en-subliterature-en-noun-EPXL2DQz Topics: sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: subliterary, subliterate

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for subliterature meaning in English (1.7kB)

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