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literature

/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹɪ.tʃə(ɹ)/noun

The body of all written works.

Example sentence

  • However, even “literary” science fiction rarely qualifies as literature, because it treats characters as sets of traits rather than as fully realized human beings with unique life stories. —Adam Cadre, 2008

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