subliterature

subliterature
subliterary, adj.
/sub"lit'euhr euh cheuhr, -choor', -li'treuh-/, n.
1. writing below the standards of literature as an art form.
2. a report or similar material written for immediate use and reproduced in an impermanent form.
[1950-55; SUB- + LITERATURE]

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