Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Writings, such as romance novels and mysteries, that appeal to popular tastes and are often considered inferior in style and content to more artistic literature.
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- noun uncountable Inferior
literature , such aspulp fiction - noun sciences A defined portion of an academic
literature
Etymologies
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sub- + literature
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“Dime-novel Texas; or, the subliterature of the Lone Star State.”
THE AMERICAN WEST DEE BROWN 2007
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