Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LIT'ER-A-RY, a. [L. literarius.]

1. Pertaining to letters or literature; respecting learning or learned men; as, a literary history; literary conversation.
2. Derived from erudition; as, literary fame.
3. Furnished with erudition; versed in letters; as, a literary man.
4. Consisting in letters, or written or printed compositions; as, literary property.