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Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.

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  1. n. pl. Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
  2. n. creative writing valued for esthetic content
  3. Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
  4. Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhatvaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste arepredominant.
  5. n. creative writing valued for esthetic content