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1. (adj.) literary
pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature:
literary history.
2. literary
pertaining to authorship:
literary style.
3. literary
versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read.
4. literary
engaged in or having the profession of literature or writing:
a literary man.
5. literary
preferring books to actual experience; bookish.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L līterārius,litterārius of reading and writing. See letter , -ary)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) literary
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
"literary criticism"
2. (adj) literary
knowledgeable about literature
"a literary style"
3. (adj) literary
appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing
"when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"
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1. (adjective) literary
relating to literature
literary criticism
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) literary
of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation
2. (adj) literary
versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man
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Sense: concerning literature or the writing of books
a literary magazine.
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 Afrikaans: letterkundig |
 Arabic: أدَبي |
 Bulgarian: литературен |
 Brazilian: literário |
 Czech: literární |
 German: literarisch |
 Danish: litterær |
 Greek: λογοτεχνικός, φιλολογικός |
 Spanish: literario |
 Estonian: kirjandus- |
 Farsi: ادبی |
 Finnish: kirjallinen |
 French: littéraire |
 Hebrew: סִפרוּתִי |
 Hindi: साहित्यिक किताब |
 Croatian: književni |
 Hungarian: irodalmi |
 Indonesian: sastra |
 Icelandic: bóka-, bókmennta- |
 Italian: letterario |
 Japanese: 文学の |
 Korean: 문학의 |
 Lithuanian: literatūrinis |
 Latvian: literārs |
 Malay: kesusasteraan |
 Dutch: literair |
 Norwegian: litterær |
 Polish: literacki |
 Persian: ادبی |
 Pashto: ادبى |
 Portuguese: literário |
 Romanian: literar |
 Russian: литературный |
 Slovak: literárny |
 Slovenian: književen |
 Serbian: književni |
 Swedish: litterär, litteratur- |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับการประพันธ์ |
 Turkish: edebî, yazınsal |
 Taiwanese: 文學的，著作的 |
 Ukrainian: літературний |
 Urdu: ادبی |
 Vietnamese: văn học |
 Chinese: 文学的 |
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