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

  • (..) Well, I take my style from the master. Let there be silence. Silence. My grandson, the distinguished professor of literature... and future author of immortal books... has requested your attention. We are living in an age... that subverts the breeding (..)
    1974 The Gambler