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jmdict 1174630 Active (id: 2054181)
英文学 [news1,nf22]
えいぶんがく [news1,nf22]
1. [n]
▶ English(-language) literature
Cross references:
  ⇐ see: 1174620 英文【えいぶん】 2. English literature; English lit
2. [n]
▶ British literature



History:
5. A 2019-12-19 19:19:20  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2019-12-19 19:15:05  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, daij
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16,5 @@
-<gloss>English literature</gloss>
+<gloss>English(-language) literature</gloss>
+</sense>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<gloss>British literature</gloss>
3. A 2018-07-20 18:54:26  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
although refs have both meanings, so yes.  unneeded
2. A* 2018-07-20 18:53:12  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
i think we keep it to disambig 英文学 from 英文.  i.e. the study of literature as opposed to the literature itself
1. A* 2018-07-20 14:22:44  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
gg5, prog, daijr/s
  Comments:
Don't need "study of".
  Diff:
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<gloss>study of English literature</gloss>
+<gloss>English literature</gloss>

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