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English
Etymology
Analogically from litterateur + French -euse (feminine agent suffix). (The correct French feminine form is in fact littératrice.)
Pronunciation
Noun
litterateuse (plural litterateuses)
- female equivalent of litterateur; a female literary writer; an authoress of literature.
- Synonym: litteratrice
2008, Matthew Dennison, The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria’s Youngest Daughter, page 73:he Queen henceforth considered herself an author, her Highland home not merely a peaceful retreat but the inspiration for a litterateuse.
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