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单词 literary
释义 lit·er·ary
\ˈlid.əˌrerē, ˈlitəˌr-, -ri\ adjective
Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin littera, litera letter + English -ary; in other senses, from French littéraire, from Latin litterarius, literarius of writing, from litterae, literae writing + -arius -ary — more at letter
1. archaic : literal I 2a
2.
 a. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of humane learning
  < the educational system should provide a literary as well as a rational education — G.K.Chalmers >
  < literary institution >
 b. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of literature
  < renouncing the dogma that Latin was the literary language of Italy, began to write in Tuscan — G.C.Sellery >
  < described his types in the grand literary manner, with great subtlety and penetration — William Stephenson >
  < a literary magazine may deal with … anything at all, so long as each article is a piece of literature — R.G.Howarth >
 c. : bookish 2
  < this work is too wordy, and the dialogue has a muffled literary flavor — T.G.Bergin >
 d. : of or relating to books
  < literary agent >
  < literary manuscripts >
3.
 a. : having a firsthand knowledge of literature : well-read
  < he is literary, given to quoting to himself rather long stretches of remembered lines — F.J.Hoffman >
 b. : of, relating to, or concerned with men of letters or with writing as a profession
  < a new star in the literary firmament — Yankee >
  < for her admirable series of literary biographies she has chosen … nineteenth-century poets — Harrison Smith >
  < was rather literary in college — Scott Fitzgerald >
4. of a painting or sculpture : characterized by a primary interest in depicting an event, story, or allegory : anecdotal
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