literature
Example Sentences
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Dictionaries had long belonged to scholars of language and literature, but modern life was increasingly shaped by science, and its vocabulary needed explanation.
The academic literature suggests that the effects of policy uncertainty on the economy are broadly negative.
From MarketWatch
So much of contemporary literature reads like a tortured attempt to negotiate between the irreconcilable positions of righteous expression and guilty silence.
"We are especially delighted that Her Majesty the Queen, a devoted reader and champion of literature, is at the heart of this celebratory new project."
From BBC
The play may be, he writes, a “boring” adaptation that “lays waste to a masterpiece of modern literature.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
