literature

Definition

  • noun: written works (such as poems, plays, and novels) that are considered to be very good and to have lasting importance
  • noun: 'literary' culture
  • synonyms: erudition, learning, belles-lettres

Examples

  • To be knowledgeable about the latest technology, you've got to keep abreast of the (relevant) 'literature'.

  • Her education gave her an appreciation for great 'literature'.

  • Can you send me some 'literature' about your product?

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) But i's hardly perfect. You have to work at it. I met him on the college steps, and I knew it wasn't going to be easy. He was studying science, and I was studying English literature. Tha's right. I was trying to explain the theory of relativity. And Rosie was trying to explain T.S. Eliot. (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2