literary

literary
adjective
literarisch; (not colloquial) gewählt
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['litərəri]
adjective
1) (concerning literature or the writing of books: a literary magazine.) literarisch
2) ((of a person) knowledgeable about books.) literarisch gebildet
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lit·er·ary
[ˈlɪtərəri, AM -t̬ɚeri]
adj
1. attr (of literature) criticism, prize Literatur-; language, style literarisch
a \literary career eine Schriftstellerkarriere
a \literary celebrity eine Berühmtheit auf literarischem Gebiet
\literary event literarisches Ereignis
\literary hoax Zeitungs[ente] f
\literary society Literaturzirkel m
\literary supplement Literaturbeilage f
the \literary world literarische Kreise
2. (sb knowledgeable)
\literary man Literaturkenner m
\literary woman Literaturkennerin f
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['lItərərI]
adj
literarisch

he has literary tastes — er interessiert sich für Literatur

a literary man — ein Literaturkenner m

the literary scene — die Literaturszene

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literary [ˈlıtərərı; -trərı; US ˈlıtəˌreriː] adj (adv literarily)
1. literarisch, Literatur…:
literary critic Literaturkritiker(in);
literary criticism Literaturkritik f;
literary form Literaturgattung f;
literary historian Literar-, Literaturhistoriker(in);
literary history Literaturgeschichte f;
literary language Schriftsprache f;
literary manager THEAT etc Chefdramaturg m;
literary supplement Literaturbeilage f;
literary translator literarische(r) Übersetzer(in); academic.ru/25575/executor">executor
2. schriftstellerisch:
a literary man ein Literat oder Schriftsteller;
literary property JUR geistiges oder literarisches Eigentum, auch Urheberrecht n; people A 1, remain B 2
3. literate A 2
4. gewählt, hochgestochen umg (Ausdruck etc):
literary style pej papierener Stil
lit. abk
1. literal (literally)
2. literary
3. literature
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adjective
literarisch; (not colloquial) gewählt
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adj.
literarisch adj.

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