"postliterary" meaning in English

See postliterary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more postliterary [comparative], most postliterary [superlative]
Etymology: From post- + literary. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|literary}} post- + literary Head templates: {{en-adj}} postliterary (comparative more postliterary, superlative most postliterary)
  1. After literature.
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