literary

«literary» in Mova's school dictionary: to do with literature: books, poems, plays and stories… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (literary, more literary)

meaning for a pupil

1) Literary means to do with literature: books, poems, plays and stories, and the people who write them. tree →

2) Literary language is the special, fancy kind used in books, not in everyday talk. tree →

sense in the lessons

In English lessons: literary devices (simile, metaphor), a literary prize, literary characters. It tells the reader something belongs to the world of books. Phrases: literary device, literary festival, literary language.

examples

• A simile is a literary device. tree →
• She won a literary prize for her poems. tree →
• Our town has a literary festival every summer. tree →
• «Steed» is a literary word for horse. tree →
• Sherlock Holmes is a famous literary detective. tree →
• He likes literary magazines. tree →
• The close of Perrault's official career marked the beginning of his period of greatest literary activity. tree →

note

Do not confuse «literary» (about books) with «literally» (really, exactly) or «literacy» (being able to read and write).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «literary» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.