文学 — 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
文学 is used for these senses in English:
- literature The body of all written works.
- literature The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
- literature (usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
literary — full definition
- adj Relating to literature, especially fiction, poetry, and other creative writing.
- adj Suited to formal or artistic writing rather than everyday speech.
literature — full definition
- noun Written works, especially novels, plays, and poetry, valued for their artistic quality.
- noun The body of published research or writing on a particular academic subject.