As an adjective theoretical
is of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
As a noun literature is
the body of all written works.
theoretical English
Adjective
( en adjective)
Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.
Derived terms
* intertheoretical
* intratheoretical
* nontheoretical
Coordinate terms
* practical
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literature Alternative forms
* literatuer (obsolete)
Noun
( en-noun)
The body of all written works.
The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture.
All the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
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- The obvious question to ask at this point is: ‘Why posit the existence of a set of Thematic Relations (THEME, AGENT, INSTRUMENT, etc.) distinct from constituent structure relations?? The answer given in the relevant literature is that a variety of linguistic phenomena can be accounted for in a more principled way in terms of Thematic Functions than in terms of constituent structure relations.
Written fiction of a high standard.
- However, even “literary” science fiction rarely qualifies as literature , because it treats characters as sets of traits rather than as fully realized human beings with unique life stories. —Adam Cadre, 2008
Meronyms
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Related terms
* letter
* literal
* literacy
* literate
* literary
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