Subliterary

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Below the level of literature.

    "The narrative structure of a "subliterary" or "popular" genre like the dime novel may be reduced to a diagram or formula."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not written as or intended to be literature wordnet

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informal

Example

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"The narrative structure of a "subliterary" or "popular" genre like the dime novel may be reduced to a diagram or formula."

Etymology

From sub- + literary.

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