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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesparaliterarisch
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /paʁalitɛˈʁaːʁɪʃ/
"Krimiromane werden oft als paraliterarisch eingestuft."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or being writings, such as genre fiction, that are outside the conventional literary canon.
"The academic conference focused heavily on paralitterary genres like science fiction and detective novels." - 2
Existing alongside or supplementary to standard literature.
"Fanzines and online forums form a rich paralitterary culture surrounding the main book series."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'para-' (meaning beside, alongside, or subsidiary) combined with 'literary', originating in late 20th-century literary criticism. It evolved to describe texts, genres, or phenomena that exist adjacent to or outside the traditional canon of high literature, such as genre fiction, comic books, and pulp magazines.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Paralitterary" is said worldwide
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paralittéraire
Transliteration: /pa.ʁa.li.te.ʁɛʁ/
"La bande dessinée est souvent rejetée dans la sphère paralittéraire."
paraliterarisch
Transliteration: /paʁalitɛˈʁaːʁɪʃ/
"Krimiromane werden oft als paraliterarisch eingestuft."
paraletterario
Transliteration: /paraˌlɛt.teˈraː.rjo/
"Il genere fantastico appartiene storicamente alla produzione paraletteraria."
paraliterario
Transliteration: /pa.ɾa.li.teˈɾa.ɾjo/
"Muchos textos paraliterarios han ganado respeto académico recientemente."
paraliterário
Transliteration: /pa.ɾa.li.teˈɾa.ɾiu/
"O romance policial é uma forma de expressão paraliterária."
साहित्येतर
Transliteration: sahityetar
"पल्प फ़िक्शन को अक्सर साहित्येतर श्रेणी में रखा जाता है।"
准文学的
Transliteration: zhǔn wénxué de
"通俗小说通常被视为准文学的作品。"
준문학의
Transliteration: junmunhak-ui
"장르 소설은 종종 준문학 범주로 분류된다."
準文学的
Transliteration: junbungakuteki
"大衆小説は準文学的なジャンルとして議論される。"
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