What does littérature in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word littérature in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use littérature in French.

The word littérature in French means literature, literature, comparative literature, escapist literature, escapist fiction, airport novels, socially-engaged literature, committed literature, erotic literature, foreign literature, children's literature, medieval literature, popular literature, scientific publications. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word littérature

literature

nom féminin (œuvres littéraires)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La littérature propose au lecteur de voyager dans l'univers des écrivains.
Literature offers the reader the opportunity of travelling in the writers' universes.

literature

nom féminin (savoirs liés aux textes et écrivains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il est professeur de littérature à la Sorbonne.
He is a literature professor at the Sorbonne.

comparative literature

nom féminin (comparaison de littératures différentes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

escapist literature, escapist fiction

nom féminin (écrits dépaysants) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La littérature de Jules Verne avec tous ses voyages extraordinaires est une littérature d'évasion.

airport novels

nom féminin (péjoratif (littérature peu considérée) (pejorative)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

socially-engaged literature, committed literature

nom féminin (littérature prenant partie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

erotic literature

nom féminin (littérature traitant de l'amour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

foreign literature

nom féminin (lettres non-francophones)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La littérature étrangère occupe une grande place dans le monde du polar.

children's literature

nom féminin (littérature pour enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

medieval literature

nom féminin (littérature à l'époque du Moyen-Age)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

popular literature

nom féminin (littérature plaisant au peuple)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

scientific publications

nom féminin (littérature à thématique scientifique)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

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