BELLES-LETTRES

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Creative writing valued for esthetic content

Synonyms:

belles-lettres; belles lettres

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("belles-lettres" is a kind of...):

literary composition; literary work (imaginative or creative writing)

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