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| (functioning as singular) literary works, esp essays and poetry, valued for their aesthetic rather than their informative or moral content | |
| [C17: from French: fine letters] | |
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belles-lettres
"elegant literature, aesthetics," 1710, from Fr., lit. "fine letters," from belles, pl. of belle, fem. of beau "fine, beautiful" + lettres, pl. of lettre "letter." The literary equivalent of beaux arts.
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