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literatura.

literature (body of all written works)

10 characters5 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/li.tɛ.raˈtu.ra//li.tɛ.raˈtu.ra/Middle, Polish
  1. literature (body of all written works)

    feminine
  2. literature (all papers, treatises, etc.)

    feminine
  3. literature (study of written works)

    feminine
  4. literature (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject)

    feminine
  5. stylistics

    feminine · obsolete
  6. large amount of text to read

    feminine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH-der. Old Latin leitera Latin līterader.? Proto-Hellenic *dipʰtʰérā? Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)bor. Etruscan [Term?]bor.? Latin littera Proto-Indo-European *-tew-? Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂? Latin -tūra Latin litterātūralbor. Polish literatura Learned borrowing from Latin litterātūra. First attested in 1754. Compare Silesian literatura.

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