literary language

Meaning

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

Synonyms

written language

bookish word

Translations

lengua culta

lingua scritta

lengua escrita

Text in klassischem Japanisch

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