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literature

 
/ˈlɪtrətʃər/ noun [U]

Translation

BOOKS/POEMS books, poems, etc that are considered to be art
edebiyat
classical/modern literature2432
INFORMATION written information about a subject
basılı/yazılı bilgi, literatür
There is very little literature on the disease.1211
(Definition of literature noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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