literature an ad hoc semantic feature presumptively present on a noun representing a sort of manifestation interpreted as produced by culture, ¶2-4-1, figure 9; l. presumably opposes other manifestations of culture, such as religion, language, artwork; unlike religion and language, a piece of l. names a single written work or a collection of works, ¶11-3-5; the creator or collector of l. usually assigns a proper noun to designate the product