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BELLES-LETTRES
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Creative writing valued for esthetic content
Synonyms:
belles-lettres; belles lettres
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("belles-lettres" is a kind of...):
literary composition; literary work (imaginative or creative writing)