literature
Pronunciation:
/ˈlɪ.tə.ɹɪ.tʃə(ɹ)//ˈlɪ.tɚ.tʃɚ/noun
Definitions
The body of all written works.
The collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture.
(usually preceded by the) All the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject.
Written fiction of a high standard.
Example: 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