Literariness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgeable of literature. uncountable

    "His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book."

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"His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book."

Etymology

From literary + -ness.

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