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Thursday, May 2nd, 2024
the Fifth Week after Easter
the Fifth Week after Easter
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Literature
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(1):
(n.) The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given country or period; as, the literature of Biblical criticism; the literature of chemistry.
(2):
(n.) The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres.
(3):
(n.) The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work.
(4):
(n.) Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Literature'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/literature.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Literature'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/l/literature.html. 1828.
