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Academy :: Academy (n.) A society of learned men united for the advancement of the arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and philology..

Earthdrake :: Earthdrake (n.) A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a dragon.

Humanist :: Humanist (n.) One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their distinctive title..

Erudition :: Erudition (n.) The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction; the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences; scholarship..

Scylla :: Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying Between Scylla and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand..

Barbarism :: Barbarism (n.) An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners; ignorance of arts, learning, and literature; barbarousness..

Review :: Review (n.) A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc..

Sinological :: Sinological (a.) Relating to the Chinese language or literature.

Scholarship :: Scholarship (n.) The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning.

Academician :: Academician (n.) A member of an academy, or society for promoting science, art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal Academy of arts..

Lettered :: Lettered (a.) Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned.

Flavor :: Flavor (n.) That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts.

Mannerism :: Mannerism (n.) Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art..

Classic :: Classic (n.) One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a student of classical literature..

Wife :: Wife (n.) A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife, goodwife, and the like..

Sinologue :: Sinologue (n.) A student of Chinese; one versed in the Chinese language, literature, and history..

Picaresque :: Picaresque (a.) Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer..

Maurist :: Maurist (n.) A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature..

Illiterature :: Illiterature (n.) Want of learning; illiteracy.

Gymnasium :: Gymnasium (n.) A school for the higher branches of literature and science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used esp. of German schools of this kind.

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