Belles-lettres
Pronunciation : Belles-let"tres
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.]
Definition : Defn: Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
pl.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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