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literary
adjective
connected
with
books
,
writing
,
or
the
study
of
literature
•
She
hopes
to
build
a
literary
career
after
university
.
She
hopes
to
build
a
literary
career
after
university
.
•
The
magazine
publishes
reviews
of
the
year's
best
literary
works
.
The
magazine
publishes
reviews
of
the
year's
best
literary
works
.
From
Latin
litterarius
‘
relating
to
letters
or
learning
’.
adjective
liking
or
involved
in
reading
and
writing
serious
books
•
My
grandfather
is
very
literary
and
spends
entire
evenings
with
classic
novels
.
My
grandfather
is
very
literary
and
spends
entire
evenings
with
classic
novels
.
•
The
club
attracts
literary
students
who
love
discussing
poetry
.
The
club
attracts
literary
students
who
love
discussing
poetry
.
adjective
describing
language
that
is
formal
and
elegant
,
more
typical
of
books
than
everyday
speech
•
The
speech
used
literary
phrases
that
some
listeners
found
old-fashioned
.
The
speech
used
literary
phrases
that
some
listeners
found
old-fashioned
.
•
He
prefers
a
plain
style
and
avoids
literary
words
in
business
emails
.
He
prefers
a
plain
style
and
avoids
literary
words
in
business
emails
.