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literary

adjective

  1. relating to literature
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ / /ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹi/ / /ˈlɪt.əˌɹɛɹ.i/

adj

Etymology: From French littéraire.

  1. Relating to literature.

    literary fame

    a literary history

  2. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.

    a literary man

    in the literary as well as fashionable world

  3. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
  4. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
  5. Bookish.