comp lit

A form of comp. lit.

Meanings

nouncomp lit (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of comp. lit. (“comparative literature”).

    As for Elle herself, a couple of passing references to an office where she grades papers constitute the whole of her nonfamily working life as an N.Y.U. comp lit professor.

    2021 July 4, Caitlin Macy, “Summer After Summer, a Clan Returns to Cape Cod”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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MLA

“comp lit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comp%20lit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “comp lit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/comp%20lit.

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