letters has definitions from the fields of psychology,sociology,education
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[ noun ] (psychology,sociology) the literary culture

Examples

"this book shows American letters at its best"

Used in print

(Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)

There is evidence to suggest , in_fact , that many authors of the humorous sketches were prompted to write them - or to make them as indelicate as they are - by way of protesting against the artificial refinements which had come to dominate the polite letters of the South .

Related terms

culture

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[ noun ] (education) scholarly attainment

Examples

"he is a man of letters"

Related terms

eruditeness

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