antiliterature

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noun

Written works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature, such as antinovels, antiplays and antipoems.

OriginEnglish literature ← Middle English literature ← Old French littérature →
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Meanings

nounantiliterature (uncountable)
  1. uncountableliteratureWritten works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature, such as antinovels, antiplays and antipoems.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂leyH-
  8. Old Latinleitera
  9. Latinlīterader.?
  10. Proto-Hellenic*dipʰtʰérā?
  11. Ancient Greekδιφθέρᾱ (diphthérā)
  12. Etruscan[Term?]bor.?
  13. Latinlittera
  14. Latinlitterātūra
  15. Old Frenchlittérature
  16. Middle Englishliterature
  17. Englishliterature
  18. Englishantiliterature

From anti- + literature.

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Translations

Polish antyliteratura
  • antyliteraturawritten works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature
Portuguese antiliteratura
  • antiliteraturawritten works that deliberately avoid the typical conventions of literature
Cite this entry
APA

antiliterature. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiliterature

MLA

“antiliterature.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiliterature. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiliterature,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiliterature.

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