/ ˈlɪtərəri; NAmE -reri/ adjective
1.
connected with literature :
literary criticism / theory
2.
( of a language or style of writing ) suitable for or typical of a work of literature :
It was Chaucer who really turned English into a literary language.
3.
liking literature very much; studying or writing literature :
a literary man
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent. (in the sense relating to the letters of the alphabet ): from Latin litterarius , from littera letter of the alphabet, (plural) epistle, literature, culture.