literary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From French littéraire.

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[edit] Adjective

literary (comparative more literary, superlative most literary)

1. Relating to literature.
2. Relating to writers, or the profession of literature.
3. Knowledgeable of literature or writing.
4. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday writing.
5. Bookish.

[edit] Derived terms

• literary criticism
• literary device
• literary form
• literary genre
• literary technique
• literary theory

[edit] Related terms

• letter
• literal
• literacy
• literate
• literature

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• literary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• literary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911