literature (a body of written works collectively); (literature, loosely) literature (the body of all written works) / literature (a body of written works collectively); (literature) literature (the body of written works from a given culture, nation or era) / literature (a body of written works collectively); (literature) literature (written material considered historically important or artistically superior) / literature (a body of written works collectively); (sciences) literature (scholarly works on a particular subject) / (literature) literature (the study of written works for their artistic quality) / (literature, loosely) literature (bodies of written and oral text)

plural of literatura