literary present (English, noun)
expansion: literary present (uncountable)
Senses:
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The present tense as used by convention to describe events in fictional works, such as when explaining the plot of a book or film.
tags: uncountable
topics: grammar
human-sciences
linguistics
sciences
glosses: The present tense as used to describe an action of speaking or writing that lives on through written works or record.
tags: uncountable
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