Plural of literature
regular plural
The plural of literature is literatures.
Forms of literature
| Singular | literature /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.t͡ʃə(ɹ)/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | literatures |
| Countable | usually uncountable |
Literatures in a sentence
- Results using synchronous and diachronous studies are often different and do not take into account the growth of literatures, which could affect citation counts received by a given paper.From the entry diachronous
- This kind of time-consuming studies of literatures tends to be ignored in more empiristic and positivist traditions.2005, Birger Hjørland, “Empiricism, rationalism and positivism in library and information science”, in Journal of Documentation, volume…. From the entry empiristic
- Counterdiscourses such as postcolonial and resistance literatures struggle with their hybrid nature.1999, Greg Carey, Elusive Apocalypse: Reading Authority in the Revelation to John. From the entry counterdiscourse
- Let us consider a few examples of regimina and similar works in various literatures.1931: George Sarton, Introduction to the History of Science, volume 2, part 1, page 88 (the Williams & Wilkins Company). From the entry regimina
- In other words, what is the image of the United States as seen in literatures from outside the United States?2016, Reingard M. Nischik, “On Imagology, Canadian-US Relations, and Popular Culture: National Images and Border Crossings in Margaret…. From the entry imagology
Meaning of literature
- noun The body of all written works.
- noun The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group, or culture.
- noun All the papers, treatises, etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
Questions about the plural of literature
- What is the plural of literature?
- The plural of literature is literatures.
- Is literature countable?
- Literature is usually an uncountable noun; its plural is used for kinds or examples of it.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: literature (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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