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1. | Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; | |||||||
2. | Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters;
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Adj. | 1. | literary - of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism" |
2. | literary - knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" Synonyms: well-written | |
3. | literary - appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style" |