1.Definition: creative writing of recognized artistic value

Category: General

2.Definition: published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

"The technical literature", "One aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"

Category: General

3.Definition: the humanistic study of a body of literature

Related Noun(s):lit

Category: General

4.Definition: the profession or art of a writer

"Her place in literature is secure"

Category: General