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lit·er·ary
/ˈlɪtəˌrɛri/
(
a
.)文學的;精通文學的,從事寫作的;書本的,書本氣的
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Lit·er·a·ry
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
letters
or
literature
;
pertaining
to
learning
or
learned
men
;
as
,
literary
fame
;
a
literary
history
;
literary
conversation
.
He
has
long
outlived
his
century
,
the
term
commonly
fixed
as
the
test
of
literary
merit
.
--
Johnson
.
2.
Versed
in
,
or
acquainted
with
,
literature
;
occupied
with
literature
as
a
profession
;
connected
with
literature
or
with
men
of
letters
;
as
,
a
literary
man
.
In
the
literary
as
well
as
fashionable
world
.
--
Mason
.
Literary property
.
(a)
Property
which
consists
in
written
or
printed
compositions
.
(b)
The
exclusive
right
of
publication
as
recognized
and
limited
by
law
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
literary
adj
1:
of
or
relating
to
or
characteristic
of
literature
; "
literary
criticism
"
2:
knowledgeable
about
literature
; "
a
literary
style
" [
syn
:
well-written
]
3:
appropriate
to
literature
rather
than
everyday
speech
or
writing
; "
when
trying
to
impress
someone
she
spoke
in
an
affected
literary
style
"
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