Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)literaturecreative writing of recognized artistic value (n)literature, litthe humanistic study of a body of literature“he took a course in Russian lit” (n)literaturepublished writings in a particular style on a particular subject“the technical literature”,
“one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature” (n)literaturethe profession or art of a writer“her place in literature is secure”