littérature
French
Etymology
(circa 1120). From Latin litteratura (“lettering, erudition”), from littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.te.ʁa.tyʁ/
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Noun
littérature f (plural littératures)
- literature
Related terms
- littéraire
Descendants
- → Turkish: literatür
Further reading
- “littérature”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.