skønlitteratur

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Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From skøn (beautiful) +‎ litteratur (literature), calque of French belles lettres. Compare Swedish skönlitteratur.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /skœnlitəratuːˀr/, [ˈsɡ̊œnlid̥əʁɑˌtˢuɐ̯ˀ]

Noun[edit]

skønlitteratur c (singular definite skønlitteraturen, not used in plural form)

  1. fiction, belles-lettres (writing that is fictional)
    Antonym: faglitteratur

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