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literature meaning in Hindi

साहित्य sāhitya

UK/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)//ˈlɪt.ɚ.ə.t͡ʃɚ/

literature in Hindi: साहित्य (sāhitya). In English, literature means the body of all written works.

Hindi words for literature

body of all written works
साहित्य sāhitya
the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture
साहित्य sāhitya
all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject
साहित्य sāhitya

English meaning of literature

  1. noun The body of all written works.
  2. noun The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
  3. noun All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
  4. noun Written fiction of a high standard.

Full definition of literature

literature in a sentence

  • He’s studying English literature at university.
  • There’s a vast body of scientific literature on the subject.
  • classical literature

Synonyms of literature

literature in other languages

Questions about literature in Hindi

What is the meaning of literature in Hindi?
Literature in Hindi is साहित्य (sāhitya).
literature का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Literature: साहित्य (sāhitya).
What does literature mean in English?
Literature means the body of all written works.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: literature (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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