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literature

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British English/ˈlɪtrətʃə/
American English/ˈlɪtrətʃər/
Russian transcription[lʲitʲɪrɐˈturə]
literature
literature - литература
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literature usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Она изучает национальную литературу, чтобы понять культуру.

She studies national literature to understand the culture.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

На фестивале проходили лекции по классической литературе.

The festival featured talks on classical literature.

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literature belongs to the topic "Subjects". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

literatureлитература
childребёнок
studentстудент
examэкзамен
homeworkдомашняя работа
gradeоценка
onlineонлайн

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🇬🇧English
literature

The general term for written works, especially artistic or scholarly texts.

A1Very Often

She studies English literature at university.

Она изучает английскую литературу в университете.

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🇬🇧English
reading list

A curated list of books/articles recommended for a course or topic.

A2Rarely

The professor handed out a reading list for the semester.

Преподаватель раздал список литературы на семестр.

🇬🇧English

Works considered to be of lasting value and recognized as classics.

B2Often

The course covers the classics of English literature.

Курс охватывает классику английской литературы.

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literature translation: литература. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce literature

/ˈlɪtrətʃə/

literature translation

литература

literature examples

She studies national literature to understand the culture.

literature transcription

/ˈlɪtrətʃə/, /ˈlɪtrətʃər/

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literature is pronounced as /ˈlɪtrətʃə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

literature definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

She studies national literature to understand the culture. Translation: Она изучает национальную литературу, чтобы понять культуру.

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Is literature part of Subjects vocabulary?

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