subliterature

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noun

Inferior literature, such as pulp fiction.

“horror subliterature”

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

nounsubliterature (countable and uncountable, plural subliteratures)

plural subliteratures

  1. uncountableInferior literature, such as pulp fiction.

    horror subliterature

  2. countableuncountablesciencesA defined portion of an academic literature.

    a review of various subliteratures in the field

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Latinlittera
  5. Latinlitterātūra
  6. Old Frenchlittérature
  7. Middle Englishliterature
  8. Englishliterature
  9. Englishsubliterature

From sub- + literature.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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