LITERARY


Meaning of LITERARY in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.