subliterature
[ suhb-lit-er-uh-cher, -choor, -li-truh- ]
noun
writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
a report or similar material written for immediate use and reproduced in an impermanent form.
Origin of subliterature
1First recorded in 1950–55; sub- + literature
Other words from subliterature
- sub·lit·er·ar·y, adjective
Words Nearby subliterature
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