Word Type

Noun

The word "literature" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

book store books and magazines books in library conference good homes library meeting own home public library shelf

Capable Of

include short stories provide comfort

Created By

writing

Defined As

set of written knowledge or expression

Derived Terms

Clementine literature DDLC Twitterature antiliterature comparative literature cyberliterature e-literature escape literature found literature global literature gray literature grey literature hyperliterature illiterature literatize literature review literature search literatured literaturology literotica loiterature medieval literature metaliterature microliterature nonliterature obliterature orature paraliterature polite literature preliterature secondary literature speculum literature speculum-literature subliterature world literature

Distinct From

english

Has Property

romantic

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

literary study piece of writing profession writing written material

Type Of (IsA)

literary study profession writing written text

Parts (Meronyms)

By book size By size and format Necronomicon advertisement almanac annals anthology article atlas autobiography bestiary biography book booklet broadsheet brochure chronicle circular column compendium concordance diary dictionary directory duodecimo editorial encyclopedia essay fable fairy tale feuilleton fiction flyer folio gazette gazetteer grimoire guidebook handbill hardback hardcover journal leaflet letters lexicon magazine manifesto manual monograph newspaper nonfiction novel novella obituary octavo octodecimo omnibus opinion piece pamphlet paper paperback periodical poem poetry polite literature prose quadragesimo-octavo quarto reader reference work screenplay script sexagesimo-quarto sexto sextodecimo short story softback tabloid thesaurus tome transcript treatise trigesimo-secundo vicesimo-quarto work write-up

Receives Action

found in books magazines and newspapers printed in books

Related Terms

abstract bibliography body text canto chapter epilogue footnote heading letter literacy literal literary literate paragraph part preface prologue section sidenote subsection subtitle title verse

Related Terms

academic academic genre academic subject all all books all poems all writing ap ap language art art and art form artful artful stories arts arts and arts study book book writing bookish books books classics books magazines books novels books poems books study british broader charles charles dickens class classes classic classic books classical classical books classics college college major college subject course culture dickens drama english english books english class english course english prose english subject english writing era famous famous stories fancy fancy books fiction fine fine books form genre genres good good books good fiction good writing great great books great writing humanities humanities subject illiteracy illiterate in books in novels journal language letter libraries library lit lit rat literacy literal literary literate magazines major many books many genres material novel novels novels books novels drama of books paper poems poetry poetry drama prose prose poetry rat reading reading material reading writing scholarly scholarly books school school class school subject school work shakespeare stories studied study studying studying books stuff subject sure treatise university university course work works writing writing studied written written art written genre written prose written stuff written works

Used For

do research education entertainment expanding mind and entertainment illustrate increase knowlege learning passing on experiences pleasing mind pleasure preserving views of era professor read read story reading relate to l ife relaxing remembering student studying teacher teaching understand human heritage

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