literary circle

collocation in English

meaningsofliteraryandcircle

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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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circle
noun
uk
/ˈsɜː.kəl/
us
/ˈsɝː.kəl/
a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such ...
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(Definition ofliteraryandcirclefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofliterary circle

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If aliterarycirclefell apart due to personal tension, it could well threaten the continued existence of a publishing venture, or some other form of public literary self-realisation.
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Also, he published a highly appreciative article on this promising poet to draw attention of theliterarycircle.
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Later she formed aliterarycircleof her own....
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He had been disappeared in theliterarycirclefor more than 10 years, from about 1990 to 2003.
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His poetry won him both acclaim and approbation in the localliterarycircle.
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None of the latter attended the meetings and gradually the whole thing degenerated into aliterarycirclewith relatively small agenda.
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However, the entering to theliterarycircleresulted in his alcoholism, which was becoming more and more pronounced.
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Their house became hoem to a renownedliterarycircle.
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His death was mourned by the president and prime minister of the country, in addition to theliterarycircle.
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After 1555, the figure of the poet-singer seems to have vanished from literary circles.
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Although sometimes only ephemeral foundations, these organizations were often closely related to more enduring informal literary circles.
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She was, however, the center of theliterarycircleher consort gathered on his private country villa, where she became the object and muse of many poets.
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But the world has moved on, and that sweet preindependence lyricism is severely out of fashion in today's literary circles.
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Their unremitting seriousness and a cer tain intellectual austerity distinguished theirs from the asceticism (zuhd) popular in high literary circles.
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Further names are added to the list representing people from literary circles, the arts, the media, academia, medicine, pressure groups, politics, readers, the law and the state.
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Bracquemond was a prominent figure in artistic and literary circles in the second half of the 19th century.
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She entered several literary circles during her youth.
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Sales were sparse, but the book was talked about in literary circles.
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Afsana digest published works of art of international and national fiction and become popular in literary circles.
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Despite his active work in literary circles, only one hymn has survived to the present day out of all his poetry and musical works.
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