n.
Variant: also belle-let · trist
Pronunciation: bel- ' le-trist
Function: noun
Etymology: belles lettres
Date: 1816
: a writer of belles lettres
– bel · le · tris · tic also belle-let · tris · tic \ ˌ be-l ə - ' tris-tik \ adjective
n.
Variant: also belle-let · trist
Pronunciation: bel- ' le-trist
Function: noun
Etymology: belles lettres
Date: 1816
: a writer of belles lettres
– bel · le · tris · tic also belle-let · tris · tic \ ˌ be-l ə - ' tris-tik \ adjective
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012