01 a. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.
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1.
Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary history; literary conversation.“He has long outlived his century, the term commonly fixed as the test of literary merit.” — Johnson.
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Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with literature as a profession; connected with literature or with men of letters; as, a literary man.“In the literary as well as fashionable world.” — Mason.
Phrases & compounds
Literary property —
Property which consists in written or printed compositions.