{
    "term": "literature",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "pieces of writing that are valued as works of art, especially novels, plays and poems (in contrast to technical books and newspapers, magazines, etc.)",
            "labels": "(US English)",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "English/American/French literature"
                },
                {
                    "text": "children's literature"
                },
                {
                    "text": "great **works of literature**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For most people, the desire to study literature begins with a love of reading."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Literature and writing"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["classical", "contemporary", "modern"],
                "… of literature": ["piece", "work"],
                "verb + literature": ["read", "study", "teach"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "pieces of writing or printed information on a particular subject",
            "sensetop": "literature on somethingliterature about something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "sales literature"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a review of the **scientific literature** on the topic",
                    "contextForm": "literature on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've read all the available literature on keeping rabbits."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I picked up some literature about pensions.",
                    "contextForm": "literature about something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chapter 1 **reviews the literature** and discusses the main types of sources available."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["extensive", "vast", "voluminous"],
                "… of literature": ["body"],
                "preposition": [
                    "literature about",
                    "literature concerning",
                    "literature on"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtrətʃə(r)/",
                "audio": "li/literature/literature__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈlɪtrətʃər//ˈlɪtrətʃʊr/",
                "audio": "li/literature/literature__us_7.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (in the sense ‘knowledge of books’): via French from Latin litteratura, from littera ‘letter of the alphabet’, (plural) ‘epistle, literature, culture’."
}