belles-lettres

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literary works valued more for their aesthetic qualities than for any informative or educational content
{n} all kinds of polite literature
creative writing valued for esthetic content
{i} high-quality literature, "classic" literature
creative writing valued for esthetic content
Polite literature (French); similarly, Beaux arts, the fine arts
Fine arts literature (fiction, poetry, drama, etc ) as distinguished from scientific/technical writing
belleslettres
Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant
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