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literary

/ˈlɪt(ə)ɹi/

adjective

concerned with written works

  • “Prominent figures in the literary world gathered together last night.”Tatoeba
  • “A group of writers has value in literary history.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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