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Belles-lettres
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What's The Definition Of Belles-lettres?
[n] creative writing valued for esthetic content
[n] creative writing valued for esthetic content Synonyms | Synonyms for Belles-lettres: belles lettres | belles-lettres Related Terms | Find terms related to Belles-lettres: ancient literature | classics | contemporary literature | erotic literature | erotica | folk literature | French literature | humane letters | kitsch | letters | literature | medieval literature | national literature | obscene literature | polite literature | pop literature | popular literature | pornographic literature | pornography | pseudonymous literature | Renaissance literature | republic of letters | scatological literature | serious literature | travel literature | underground literature | wisdom literature See Also | literary composition | literary work Belles-lettres In Webster's Dictionary \Belles-let"tres\, n. pl. [F.]
Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used
somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and
taste are predominant.
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