English Explanatory Dictionary

literary language

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A register of a language that is used in literary writing.
  2. A language variety used as an institutional norm in a community, opposed to vernacular dialects; a standard language.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

literary language
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