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1. (n.) belles-lettres
(used with a sing. v.) literature that is polished and elegant and often inconsequential in subject or scope.
Etymology: (1700–10;< F: lit., fine letters. See belle , letter)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) belles-lettres, belles lettres
creative writing valued for esthetic content
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. belles-lettres
polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. belles-lettres
that department of literature which implies literary culture and belongs to the domain of art, whatever the subject may be or the special form; it includes poetry, the drama, fiction, and criticism.
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