piece of writing vs literary work

literary work vs piece of writing

piece of writing and literary work both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
piece of writing	Yes	No	No	No
literary work	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, literary work is a hyponym of piece of writing; that is, literary work is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than piece of writing:

piece of writing: the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
literary work: imaginative or creative writing

Other hyponyms of piece of writing include bowdlerisation, bowdlerization, title, cryptogram, cryptograph, secret writing, rescript, revision, rewrite, literary composition, literature, literature, matter, criticism, literary criticism, section, subdivision, paragraph, diary, journal, inscription, lettering, manuscript, ms, autograph, treatise, adaptation, version, essay, editing, redaction, religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing, screed, document, papers, written document, dramatic composition, dramatic work, dithyramb, plagiarism, transcript.

piece of writing (noun)	literary work (noun)
the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)	imaginative or creative writing

Difference between piece of writing and literary work

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