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literary

/ˈlɪt.(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ · adj

Meaning

  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.

Etymology / origin

From French littéraire.

  1. littéraire(French)
  2. literary (English)
  3. Relations: uder

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