"literary" meaning in English

See literary in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪtərəri/ [UK, Australia], /ˈlɪtərɛ(ə)ri/ [US, Canada] Audio: en-us-literary.ogg [US] Forms: literary [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something literary is something of or related to literature.
    Sense id: simple-literary-en-adj-zTREc0bW
     
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