littérature

French

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Etymology

(circa 1120). From Latin litteratūra (“lettering, erudition”), from littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.te.ʁa.tyʁ/

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Noun

littérature f (plural littératures)

1. literature

Related terms

• littéraire

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: literati
• → Turkish: literatür

Further reading

• “littérature”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.