littérature
French edit
Etymology edit
(circa 1120). From Latin litteratūra (“lettering, erudition”), from littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
littérature f (plural littératures)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: literatür
Further reading edit
- “littérature”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.