Belles-lettres
//ˌbɛlˈlɛtɹ(ə)//
"Belles-lettres" in a Sentence (2 examples)
I corrected the punctuation somewhat, but not rigorously, because that is less important in belles-lettres.
That vapid, half naturalized term ‘belles-lettres,’ which has had some currency as a substitute for the term ‘literature.’
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