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Noun: literary movement
  1. A general term for pieces of literature by different authors (usually over the same time period) who share a similar impetus for writing in some way.
    "If you've got glimmerings of creativity in your dark, dark soul, chances are you've always identified a little bit more with one literary movement or another."

Type of: art movement, artistic movement

Encyclopedia: Literary movement

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