What does literario in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word literario in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use literario in Spanish.

The word literario in Spanish means literary, literary critic, literary genre, literary workshop, literary translator. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word literario

literary

adjetivo (escrito con arte)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La lírica es un género literario.
Lyricism is a literary genre.

literary critic

locución nominal con flexión de género (experto en literatura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Jorge es crítico literario y lee muchos libros.
Jorge is a literary critic and reads many books.

literary genre

(literatura: categorías)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Me gusta el género literario de ficción, pero no el policial.
I like the literary genre of fiction, but not detective fiction.

literary workshop

(enfocado a la lectura)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

literary translator

locución nominal con flexión de género (de textos, libros, filmes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mi hermano es traductor literario de cuentos y novelas.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. I work as a literary translator and have translated several well-known novels.

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