literature
/ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.62 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "He’s studying English literature at university."
- "There’s a vast body of scientific literature on the subject."
- "classical literature"
- "scientific literature"
- "world literature"
- "The obvious question to ask at this point is: ‘Why posit the existence of a set of Thematic Relations (THEME, AGENT, INSTRUMENT, etc.) distinct from constituent structure relations?ʼ The answer given in the relevant literature is that a variety of linguistic phenomena can be accounted for in a more principled way in terms of Thematic Functions than in terms of constituent structure relations."
Etymology
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 litterātūrader. Old French littératurebor. Middle English literature English literature From Middle English literature, from Old French littérature, from Latin literatura or litteratura, from littera (“letter”), from Etruscan, from Ancient Greek διφθέρᾱ (diphthérā, “tablet”). Displaced native Old English bōccræft, literally "book + -craft", see Modern English bookcraft.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: literature, littérature, literatura, -, διφθέρᾱ
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/
- British English: /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/