- belles-let
- belles-let·trism;
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belles-let|tres — «BEHL LEHT ruh», noun (plural). 1. the finer forms of literature, especially poetry or essays. Fiction and other types of imaginative literature are sometimes also meant by the term, but never writing which is explicitly educational or… … Useful english dictionary
belles-lettres — belles let•tres fr. [[t]bɛlˈlɛ trə[/t]] n. lit. (used with a sing. v.) literature that is polished and elegant and often inconsequential in subject or scope • Etymology: 1700–10;< F: lit., fine letters. See belle, letter bel•let′rist trɪst n.… … From formal English to slang
Belles-lettres — Belles let tres, n. pl. [F.] Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belles-lettrism — belles let·trism … English syllables
belles-lettres — /bɛl ˈlɛtrə / (say bel letruh) plural noun the finer or more elegant forms of literature; literature regarded as a fine art. {French} –belletrist /bɛlˈlɛtrəst/ (say bel letruhst), noun –belletristic /bɛlˌlɛtˈrɪstɪk/ (say bel.let ristik),… …
bel|let|trism — bel|let|rism or bel|let|trism «BEHL LEHT RIHZ uhm», noun. devotion to belles lettres. –bel´let´rist, –bel´let´trist, noun … Useful english dictionary
bel´let´trist — bel|let|rism or bel|let|trism «BEHL LEHT RIHZ uhm», noun. devotion to belles lettres. –bel´let´rist, –bel´let´trist, noun … Useful english dictionary
bel´let´rist — bel|let|rism or bel|let|trism «BEHL LEHT RIHZ uhm», noun. devotion to belles lettres. –bel´let´rist, –bel´let´trist, noun … Useful english dictionary
bel|let|rism — or bel|let|trism «BEHL LEHT RIHZ uhm», noun. devotion to belles lettres. –bel´let´rist, –bel´let´trist, noun … Useful english dictionary
trism — bel·le·trism; chris·to·cen·trism; ego·cen·trism; eth·no·cen·trism; so·ci·o·cen·trism; tan·trism; the·o·cen·trism; an·dro·cen·trism; cen·trism; logo·cen·trism; poly·cen·trism; af·ro·cen·trism; an·thro·po·cen·trism; belles let·trism;… … English syllables
