literary

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Pronunciation

• (British, Aus) IPA: /ˈlɪtəɹəɹi/, /ˈlɪt(ə)ɹi/
• (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈlɪtəɹɛ(ə)ɹi/, [ˈɫɪɾəɹɛ(ə)ɹi]

Adjective

literary

1. Relating to literature.

   literary fame

   a literary history

   literary conversation

   • He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit.

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.

Synonyms

• bookly

Related terms

• letter
• literacy
• literal
• literate
• literature

Translations

• French: littéraire
• German: literarisch
• Italian: letterario
• Portuguese: literário
• Russian: литерату́рный
• Spanish: literario

Translations

• German: literarisch

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