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The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgable of literature.
His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book.
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literariness — literary ► ADJECTIVE 1) concerning the writing, study, or content of literature, especially of the kind valued for quality of form. 2) associated with literary works or formal writing. DERIVATIVES literarily adverb literariness noun. ORIGIN… … English terms dictionary
literariness — noun see literary … New Collegiate Dictionary
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literariness — n. quality of being literary, quality of being well versed in literature … English contemporary dictionary
literariness — lit·er·ar·i·ness … English syllables
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