noun
the humanistic study of literature (Freq. 1)
• Hypernyms: ↑humanistic discipline, ↑humanities, ↑liberal arts, ↑arts
• Hyponyms:
↑literature, ↑lit, ↑comparative literature, ↑literary criticism, ↑lit crit, ↑poetics, ↑classics, ↑rhetoric
Useful english dictionary. 2012.