literature review

noun

A scholarly paper, or part of one, compiled from published sources, which sums up current knowledge of a particular topic.

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Meanings

nounliterature review (plural literature reviews)

plural literature reviews

  1. A scholarly paper, or part of one, compiled from published sources, which sums up current knowledge of a particular topic.

Translations

Afrikaans literatuurondersoek, literatuuroorsig
  • literatuurondersoekscholarly paper
  • literatuuroorsigscholarly paper
Chinese Mandarin 文獻綜述 /文献综述, 學術史回顧 /学术史回顾
  • 文獻綜述 /文献综述 (wénxiàn zōngshù)scholarly paper
  • 學術史回顧 /学术史回顾 (xuéshùshǐ huígù)scholarly paper
Dutch literatuuronderzoek
  • literatuuronderzoekscholarly paper
Finnish kirjallisuuskatsaus
  • kirjallisuuskatsausscholarly paper
French article de revue
  • article de revuescholarly paper
Indonesian tinjauan pustaka
  • tinjauan pustakascholarly paper
Malay sorotan kajian, ulasan tulisan
  • sorotan kajianscholarly paper
  • ulasan tulisanscholarly paper
Portuguese revisão bibliográfica
  • revisão bibliográficascholarly paper
Spanish revisión de literatura, revisión bibliográfica
  • revisión de literaturascholarly paper
  • revisión bibliográficascholarly paper
Thai ทบทวนวรรณกรรม
  • ทบทวนวรรณกรรมscholarly paper
Vietnamese lược sử nghiên cứu, lịch sử nghiên cứu vấn đề
  • lược sử nghiên cứuscholarly paper
  • lịch sử nghiên cứu vấn đềscholarly paper
  • tổng quan tài liệu nghiên cứuscholarly paper
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APA

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MLA

“literature review.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literature%20review. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “literature review,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/literature%20review.

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