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- noun literature
Literature produced in order topromote acause or serve arhetorical purpose that the writing itself never makesexplicit . These purposes are typically social, political, or moral.
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The name is borrowed from German forms such as Tendenzschrift, Tendenzroman ("tendency novel"), and Tendenzdrama.
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