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ex·tan·t lit·er·a·ture

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  1. extant literature

    Ancient literature comprises religious and scientific documents, tales, poetry and plays, royal edicts and declarations, and other forms of writing that were recorded on a variety of media, including stone, clay tablets, papyri, palm leaves, and metal. Before the spread of writing, oral literature did not always survive well, but some texts and fragments have persisted. One can conclude that an unknown number of written works too have likely not survived the ravages of time and are therefore lost.

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  1. extant literature

    Extant literature refers to any written works that are currently in existence or available in their original or translated form. It includes a wide range of literary works such as books, articles, essays, poems, plays, and other written materials that have survived and are preserved for study or evaluation. Extant literature can cover various genres, periods, and subjects, providing a comprehensive collection of written knowledge and cultural expressions from different times and places.

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  1. Extant literature

    Extant literature and extant music refers to texts or music that has survived from the past to the present time, as opposed to lost work. Extant literature can be divided into extant original manuscripts, copies of original manuscripts, quotations and paraphrases of passages of non-extant texts contained in other works, translations of non-extant texts into other languages, or, more recently, photocopies or digital copies of texts.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of extant literature in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of extant literature in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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