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woman of letters
woman of lettersn. pl. women of letters A woman who is devoted to literary or scholarly pursuits: "[Eva Le Gallienne] was ... a woman of letters who produced forcefully elegant translations of Ibsen and Hans Christian Andersen" (Margo Jefferson).wom′an of let′ters n. a woman engaged in literary or scholarly pursuits. [1815–20] woman of letters
woman of lettersA woman who is well-versed in literature and related scholarly pursuits. As a woman of letters, the professor could easily speak for hours on the works of Shakespeare.See also: letter, of, woman |