literature noun
1 written works of art
ADJ. classical, contemporary, modern | great
QUANT. piece, work
VERB + LITERATURE read, study
2 writing on a particular subject
ADJ. extensive, voluminous | promotional, sales
QUANT. body the growing body of literature on development issues
PREP. ~ about I picked up some literature about pensions. | ~ on There's an extensive literature on the subject.
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