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

  • (..) - It's freaking me out. - It's freaking me out! I'm pubescent! Okay. So, uh... ...it's a classic transformation story. It appears in the literature time and time again. Were you at any point shot by a gamma ray? - No. - Exposed to gamma radiation of any kind? (..)
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