literature

1. (uncountable, usually)The body of all written works.

   Literatur

   литерату́раliteratúra, слове́сностьslovésnostʹ

   літерату́раliteratúra, письме́нництвоpysʹménnyctvo, письме́нствоpysʹménstvo

   the humanistic study of a body of literature

2. (uncountable, usually)The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.

   He’s studying English literature at university.

   There’s a vast body of scientific literature on the subject.

   creative writing of recognized artistic value

3. (uncountable, usually)All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.

   литерату́раliteratúra

   published writings in a particular style on a particular subject

4. (uncountable, usually)Written fiction of a high standard.

5. (obsolete, uncountable, usually)Literacy; ability to read and write.

1. Tom likes reading English literature.

   Тому подобається читати англійську літературу. — deniko

   ruТом любит читать английскую литературу. — odexed

   deTom liest gerne englische Literatur. — Esperantostern

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2. He majors in English literature.

   Його спеціалізація — англійська література. — deniko

   deEr studiert englische Literatur als Hauptfach. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I'm very interested in classical literature.

   deIch interessiere mich sehr für klassische Literatur. — Manfredo

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4. He is well read in English literature.

   ruОн хорошо подкован в английской литературе. — marafon

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5. I'm not as interested in literature as you.

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uncountable

• lit.alternative
• literatueralternative