word
Literary
LIH-tur-eh-ree
/ˈlɪtɜːrˌɛriː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
literary
Dictionary meaning
Appropriate to literature rather than everyday speech or writing.
Examples
- They hoped to impress their professor by speaking in an affected literary style.
- A literary style.
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uhb-SEE-kwee-us
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