[lit-uh-rer-ee] 
| 1. | pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature: literary history. |
| 2. | pertaining to authorship: literary style. |
| 3. | versed in or acquainted with literature; well-read. |
| 4. | engaged in or having the profession of literature or writing: a literary man. |
| 5. | characterized by an excessive or affected display of learning; stilted; pedantic. |
| 6. | preferring books to actual experience; bookish. |
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