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单词 literarian
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literariann.

Brit. /ˈlɪt(ə)rɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌlɪdəˈrɛriən/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: literary adj., -an suffix.
Etymology: < literary adj. + -an suffix (compare -arian suffix), probably after librarian n. or antiquarian n.
Now rare.
An educated or lettered person; one engaged in literary pursuits.In quot. 1740 spec.: a copyist.
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scholarc1600
man of letters1645
literator1710
literarian1740
literary gent1773
literary1801
littérateur1806
1740 tr. F. Juvenel de Carlencas Hist. Belles Lettres 231 The Monks set about copying of Books, from which Task they were called Literarians [Fr. Les Moines s'étant mis à copier des Livres, formèrent de nombreuses Bibliothèques].
1842 Godey's Lady's Bk. Feb. 110/2 Striding up to the vengeful literarian, who had just stopped to take breath, he patted him kindly on the back.
1866 F. Hall in Reader 24 Feb. 206/2 Passing to his compatriot Sanskritists, we come upon a brood of literarians.
1887 Lit. Opinion 1 Apr. 48/2 When a renowned literarian pauses in his chronicles.
1929 Eng. Jrnl. 18 535 The..thesis of the frontier, none too rapid in spreading among the historians themselves, was slower still in penetrating the thickish skins of the literarians.
2005 N.Y. Times Mag. 6 Nov. 19 Are you saying the word ‘literarians’ refers to all readers of books, as opposed to people who prefer their culture plugged into an electric socket?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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