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kirjallisuus — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • literary adj Relating to literature, especially fiction, poetry, and other creative writing.
  • literature noun Written works, especially novels, plays, and poetry, valued for their artistic quality.

Senses

kirjallisuus is used for these senses in English:

  • literary Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.

literary — full definition

  1. adj Relating to literature, especially fiction, poetry, and other creative writing.
  2. adj Suited to formal or artistic writing rather than everyday speech.

literature — full definition

  1. noun Written works, especially novels, plays, and poetry, valued for their artistic quality.
  2. noun The body of published research or writing on a particular academic subject.

Related Finnish words