Meaning Of The Word Belles-lettres
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belles-lettres in American English
literature as one of the fine arts; imaginative writings as distinguished from technical and scientific writings, esp. when characterized by a polished, highly literary style and, often, a somewhat dilettantish manner plural noun: literature regarded as a fine art, esp. as having a purely aesthetic function belles-lettres in British English noun: literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content |
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