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  • 1Literary criticism in Iran — Literary criticism (PerB|نقد ادبی) is a relatively young discipline in Iran since there had been no comparable tradition of literary criticism before the nineteenth century, when European influence first began to penetrate the country.… …

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  • 2Literary — Lit er*a*ry (l[i^]t [ e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt[ e]raire. See {Letter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned men; as,… …

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  • 3Literary property — Literary Lit er*a*ry (l[i^]t [ e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf. F. litt[ e]raire. See {Letter}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to learning or learned… …

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  • 4literary — (adj.) 1640s, pertaining to alphabet letters, from Fr. littéraire, from L. literarius/litterarius belonging to letters or learning, from littera/litera letter (see LETTER (Cf. letter) (n.1)). Meaning pertaining to literature is attested from 1737 …

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  • 5Literary criticism — Literature Major forms Novel · Poem · Drama Short story · Novella Genres Epic  …

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  • 6literary criticism — Discipline concerned with philosophical, descriptive, and evaluative inquiries about literature, including what literature is, what it does, and what it is worth. The Western critical tradition began with Plato s Republic (4th century BC). A… …

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  • 7learning — /lerr ning/, n. 1. knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application. 2. the act or process of acquiring knowledge or skill. 3. Psychol. the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. [bef. 900; …

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  • 8Learning to read — Part of a series on Reading …

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  • 9literary — literarily, adv. literariness, n. /lit euh rer ee/, adj. 1. pertaining to or of the nature of books and writings, esp. those classed as literature: literary history. 2. pertaining to authorship: literary style. 3. versed in or acquainted with… …

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  • 10literary — /ˈlɪtərəri / (say lituhruhree), /ˈlɪtrəri / (say litruhree) adjective 1. relating to or of the nature of books and writings, especially those classed as literature: literary history. 2. knowledgeable about or having a great interest in literature …