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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Belles-lettres

· Belles-let·tres · IPA /ˌbɛlˈlɛtɹ(ə)/
01 n. pl. Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.
  1. 1.
    Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and taste are predominant.