literariness


lit·er·ar·y

L0199200 (lĭt′ə-rĕr′ē)adj.1. Of, relating to, or dealing with literature: literary criticism.2. Of or relating to writers or the profession of literature: literary circles.3. Versed in or fond of literature or learning.4. a. Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.b. Bookish; pedantic.
[Latin litterārius, of reading and writing, from littera, lītera, letter; see letter.]
lit′er·ar′i·ly (-râr′ə-lē) adv.lit′er·ar′i·ness n.
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