"literature" meaning in All languages combined

See literature on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈlɪt.ə.rə.t͡ʃə(r)/ [UK], /ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-literature.ogg [US] Forms: literature [singular], literatures [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Literature is the text of something written.
    Sense id: simple-literature-en-noun-JiZiW4-B
  2. Literature is the collection of everything written of a nation, people, group or culture.
    Sense id: simple-literature-en-noun-HeCBONe6
     
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