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English Dictionary: literary	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for literary
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
literary adj of or relating to or characteristic of literature; "literary criticism" knowledgeable about literature; "a literary style" appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing; "when trying to impress someone she spoke in an affected literary style"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Literary \Lit"erary\, a. [L. litterarius, literarius,fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt[82]raire. See {Letter}.] 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. 2. 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. {Literary property}. (a) Property which consists in written or printed compositions. (b) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and limited by law.