literary character

collocation in English

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literary
adjective
uk
/ˈlɪt.ər.ər.i/us
/ˈlɪt̬.ə.rer.i/
relating to literature (= written artistic works, especially those with a high and lasting ...
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character
noun
uk
/ˈkær.ək.tər/us
/ˈker.ək.tɚ/
the particular combination of qualities in a person or place that makes them different ...
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(Definition ofliteraryandcharacterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliterary character

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There is no reason whatever for supposing that secondary education of a practical character is in any way of a lower grade than that of aliterarycharacter.
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Over the years, the animal became the basis for the popularliterarycharacter.
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Recently, the magazine has begun to focus more on pieces of hard journalism, in contradistinction to its former, less serious, and moreliterarycharacter.
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Centuries later he was adopted as aliterarycharacterof terma and was attributed various works.
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His extensive correspondence furnishes endless material illustrating his personal andliterarycharacter.
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Theirliterarycharacteris not quite clear; while most of them are adapted for public delivery, not a few bear the character of ecclesiastical pronouncements.
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This is one of the few occasions in film history in which the creator of aliterarycharacterwas later hired to portray that character in a film.
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Whereas theliterarycharacterwas quite verbose and could carry on long conversations with the other characters, the cinematic version's discourses are more limited, consisting mainly of threats or boasts.
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It was a pleasure to read linguistic analyses that put speakers (in this case, literary characters) at the center.
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On several occasions he distinguished himself by vindicating the honour and prerogatives of the societies to which he belonged, and the dignity of theliterarycharacterin general.
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In other words, the communicative acts of literary characters are represented in a way that mirrors the register variation in the language as a whole.
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This allowed them to be the ancestors of many other famous literary characters, some of whom possessed unusual or even superhuman gifts and abilities.
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However, he has also taken a number of literary characters and adapted them into ongoing series.
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These costumers represent a wide range of fandom, presenting recreations of favorite cinema and literary characters along with original creations.
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For example, she referenced over 100 literary characters throughout her books and poetry.
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Politically conservative parents choose common and traditional names, while politically liberal parents choose the names of literary characters or other relatively obscure cultural figures.
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It depicts an accomplished and kindly woman, proud of her own creations, and enthusiastic in praise of the literary characters she knew.
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They include many of the public and literary characters of the period.
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Thus, these literary characters become aware that they are literary characters.
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Another feature of his filmography is the comprehensive approach to historical and literary characters.
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