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    Littéraires (en. Literary)

    /lit.e.ʁɛʁ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    adjective
    Related to literature.
    The literary events of this year attracted many authors.
    Les événements littéraires de cette année ont attiré de nombreux auteurs.
    Pertaining to letters or writing.
    She is particularly interested in literary critiques.
    Elle s'intéresse particulièrement aux critiques littéraires.
    Concerning works written in prose or verse.
    He won an award for his literary contributions.
    Il a remporté un prix pour ses contributions littéraires.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'literarius', which derives from 'littera' meaning 'letter'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    literary world
    The universe of authors and literary works.
    monde littéraire
    literary prize
    Award given for a literary work.
    prix littéraire
    literary criticism
    Analysis or evaluation of a literary work.
    critique littéraire

    Related Words

    literature
    Collection of written works.
    littérature
    author
    A person who creates a literary work.
    auteur
    reader
    A person who reads literary works.
    lecteur

    Slang Meanings

    Emerging literary figure
    He considers himself an emerging literary figure, writing poems in his free time.
    Il se considère comme un littéraire en devenir, écrivant des poèmes dans son temps libre.
    Literary bobo
    She is often called a literary bobo because of her fondness for literary events and cafes.
    Elle est souvent appelée bobo littéraire à cause de son penchant pour les événements littéraires et les cafés.