COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

Meaning of COMPARATIVE LITERATURE in English

the study of the literatures of two or more groups differing in cultural background and, usually, in language, concentrating on their relationships to and influences upon each other.

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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE — noun : the study of the interrelationship of the literatures of two or more national cultures usually of differing languages …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE — relationship between literature of different eras and countries
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE — Литературоведение
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARATIVE LITERATURE — сравнительная литература
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COMPARATIVE LITERATURE — сравнительная литература
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COMPARATIVE — adj comparative
Interlingua English vocab
LITERATURE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) {{link=children's literature">children's literature Elizabethan literature gaucho literature Jacobean literature patristic literature Restoration literature
Английский словарь Британика
COMPARATIVE — I. kəmˈparəd.iv, -rətiv also -per- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin comparativus, from comparatus (past participle of comparare to compare) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITERATURE — ˈlid.ərəˌchu̇(ə)r, ˈlitərə-, ˈli.trə-, ˈlid.ə(r)ˌch-, -ˌchu̇ə, -_chə(r), -rə.ˌtyu̇-, -rəˌtu̇- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English litterature, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LITERATURE — (n.) The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; also, the …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPARATIVE — (n.) The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as, stronger, …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPARATIVE — (a.) Expressing a degree greater or less than the positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or adverb. …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPARATIVE — (a.) Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.
Английский словарь Webster
LITERATURE — ( n. ) The collective body of literary productions, embracing the entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in writing; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — ( n. ) The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the form by which the comparative degree is expressed; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — ( a. ) Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LITERATURE — /lit"euhr euh cheuhr, -choor', li"treuh-/ , n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — — comparatively , adv. — comparativeness , n. /keuhm par"euh tiv/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to comparison. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — I. -tiv adjective Date: 15th century 1. : of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITERATURE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin litteratura writing, grammar, learning, from litteratus Date: 14th century 1. archaic : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LITERATURE — noun learning; acquaintance with letters or books. 2. literature ·noun the occupation, profession, or business of doing literary work. 3. …
Webster English vocab
COMPARATIVE — noun an equal; a rival; a compeer. 2. comparative ·noun one who makes comparisons; one who affects wit. 3. comparative …
Webster English vocab
COMPARATIVE — [com.par.a.tive] adj (15c) 1: of, relating to, or constituting the degree of comparison in a language that denotes increase in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LITERATURE
Britannica English vocabulary
LITERATURE — literature BrE AmE ˈlɪtr ətʃ ə -ɪtʃ-; -ə tjʊə, -ɪ-; ˈlɪt ə r•• AmE \ ˈlɪt̬ ə r ətʃ ə …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — comparative BrE AmE kəm ˈpær ət ɪv § ( ˌ ) kɒm- AmE -ət̬- -ˈper- ▷ comparative|ly li
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LITERATURE — / ˈlɪtrətʃə(r); NAmE ; NAmE also -tʃʊr/ noun [ U ] 1. pieces of writing that are valued as works …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — / kəmˈpærətɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. connected with studying things to find out how similar or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITERATURE — lit ‧ e ‧ ra ‧ ture S3 W2 /ˈlɪt ə rətʃə $ -tʃʊr/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPARATIVE — I. com ‧ par ‧ a ‧ tive 1 /kəmˈpærətɪv/ BrE AmE adjective [ Word Family: noun : ↑ comparison …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPARATIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 perceptible by comparison; relative (in comparative comfort). 2 estimated by comparison (the comparative merits of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPARATIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 perceptible by comparison; relative (in comparative comfort). 2 estimated by comparison (the comparative merits of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. perceptible by comparison; relative (in comparative comfort). 2 estimated by comparison (the comparative merits of …
Oxford English vocab
LITERATURE — ( literatures) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Novels, plays, and poetry …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPARATIVE — ( comparatives) 1. You use comparative to show that you are judging something against a previous or different situation. For …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LITERATURE — (~s) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Novels, plays, and poetry are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LITERATURE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 18th-/19th- etc century art/music/literature ▪ Nothing compares with Florence's beautiful 15th-century architecture. subversive propaganda/literature COLLOCATIONS …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPARATIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a relative/comparative lack of sth ▪ There is a relative lack of research into …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LITERATURE — (INFORMATION) [noun] [U] - printed material published by a company which is intended to encourage people to buy that company's …
Cambridge English vocab
COMPARATIVE — [adjective] [not gradable]The comparative form of 'slow' is 'slower'.The comparative form of 'frightened' is 'more frightened'.
Cambridge English vocab
LITERATURE — n. Anglo Saxon literature children's literature Elizabethan literature gaucho literature Jacobean literature patristic literature Restoration literature
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
LITERATURE — Synonyms and related words : French literature, Renaissance literature, ancient literature, article, autograph, belles lettres, belles-lettres, bibliography, body of knowledge, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LITERATURE
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LITERATURE — n. 25B6; noun English literature : WRITTEN WORKS, writings, (creative) writing, literary texts, compositions. See lists here and at novel …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LITERATURE — The literature. Computer-science journals and other publications, vaguely gestured at to answer a question that the speaker believes is trivial. …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
LITERATURE — n. 1 writing(s), letters, belles-lettres, creative writing(s) These works are representative of the literature of the period 2 information, facts, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LITERATURE — сущ. 1) редк. образованность 2) литература; совокупность книг по данному предмету; печатный материал to produce (a) literature ≈ писать (о …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARATIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) сравнительный, сопоставительный comparative linguistics ≈ сравнительное языкознание the comparative anatomy of brute animals ≈ сравнительная анатомия …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LITERATURE — literature.ogg ʹlıt(ə)rətʃə n 1. литература, особ. художественная литература English literature of the XIX century - английская (художественная) литература XIX века …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPARATIVE — comparative.ogg 1. kəmʹpærətıv n сравнительная степень 2. kəmʹpærətıv a 1. сравнительный comparative method of investigation - сравнительный метод исследования comparative …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
COMPARATIVE — 1) сравнительный 2) относительный • - comparative analysis - comparative appraisal - comparative approach - comparative assay - comparative assessment - comparative check - comparative confirmation - comparative data - comparative …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
LITERATURE — n 1. литература, особ. художественная литература English literature of the XIX century - английская (художественная) литература XIX века 2. 1> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
COMPARATIVE — 1. kəmʹpærətıv n сравнительная степень 2. kəmʹpærətıv a 1. сравнительный comparative method of investigation - сравнительный метод исследования comparative linguistics …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LITERATURE — сущ. 1) редк. образованность 2) литература; совокупность книг по данному предмету; печатный материал a body of literature — объем, количество …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
COMPARATIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) сравнительный, сопоставительный comparative linguistics — сравнительное языкознание the comparative anatomy of brute animals — сравнительная анатомия …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LITERATURE — сущ. 1) редк. образованность 2) литература; совокупность книг по данному предмету; печатный материал a body of literature — объем, количество литературных произведений belletristic literature …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
COMPARATIVE — 1. прил. 1) а) сравнительный, сопоставительный comparative linguistics — сравнительное языкознание the comparative anatomy of brute animals — сравнительная анатомия хищников б) лингв. сравнительный (о …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LITERATURE — в соч. - scientific and technical literature - trade literature
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LITERATURE — в соч. - scientific and technical literature - trade literature
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
COMPARATIVE — 1. _a. 1> сравнительный; the comparative method - сравнительный метод - comparative anatomy 2> сравнительный; относительный 3> _грам. сравнительный 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
COMPARATIVE — 1. a. 1. сравнительный; the comparative method - сравнительный метод - comparative anatomy 2. сравнительный; относительный 3. грам. сравнительный 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
COMPARATIVE — 1. _a. 1> сравнительный; the comparative method сравнительный метод; comparative anatomy сравнительная анатомия 2> сравнительный; относительный 3> _грам. сравнительный 2. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
LITERATURE — литература; художественная литература - children's literature - foreign literature - general literature - humorous literature - imaginative literature - legal …
Англо-Русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу
COMPARATIVE — сравнительный ; относительный ; ~ comparative balance sheet ; ~ comparative cost price ; ~ comparative cost study ; ~ …
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