literary

adjective (literary, more literary)

«literary» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Literary means to do with literature: books, poems, plays and stories, and the people who write them. tree →
Literary language is the special, fancy kind used in books, not in everyday talk. tree →

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).

In Jewish tradition

Examples

This particular phraseology is one of several hints that the SY may share a particular literary affiliation with the Sifre Emet, the poems of Psalms, Proverbs, and Job. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →

Note

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

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «literary» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «literary» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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