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noun

littĕrātūra

gen. littĕrātūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(), , litterae.
A writing •
A writing formed of letters: litteratura constat ex notis litterarum et ex eo, in quo imprimuntur illae notae, Cic. Part. 7, 26.— *
by extension •
Transf.: Graeca, the Greek alphabet, Tac. A. 11, 13.—
The science of language, grammar, philology •
The science of language, grammar, philology: grammatice, quam in Latinum transferentes litteraturam vocaverunt, Quint. 2, 1, 4; cf. id. 2, 14, 3: prima illa litteratura, per quam pueris elementa traduntur, Sen. Ep. 88, 20.—
Learning, erudition •
Learning, erudition: saecularis, Tert. Spect. 18.
Perseus ID: n26838 Key: litteratura