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literary science

literary science noun: in many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.

Noun

literary science (uncountable)

  1. In many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.

Questions about literary science

What does literary science mean?
Literary science means in many European countries, all kinds of scientific study pertinent to literature, including history of literature, literary criticism, comparative literature, and literary theory.
What part of speech is literary science?
Literary science is a noun.

Words near literary science in the dictionary

  1. literary inquisition
  2. literary inquisitions
  3. literary journalism
  4. literary language
  5. literary present
  6. literary science
  7. literary technique
  8. literary techniques
  9. literary theory
  10. literary tourism
  11. literaryism

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