littéraire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin litterārius, from littera (whence lettre).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.te.ʁɛʁ/

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Adjective

littéraire (plural littéraires)

1. literary

   nègre littéraire ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   rentrée littéraire ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• littérairement

Related terms

• littérature

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: literè
• → Dutch: literair
• → English: literary
• → Romanian: literar

Noun

littéraire m or f (plural littéraires)

1. literary person (person who likes literature, especially in preference to other subjects)

   Coordinate terms: scientifique, matheux

Further reading

• “littéraire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.