extraliterary
adjective
ex·tra·lit·er·ary
ˌek-strə-ˈli-tə-ˌrer-ē 
: lying outside the field of literature
Examples of extraliterary in a Sentence
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Dune is a space opera, an allegory for ecological disaster, a disquisition on power—and an unending source of inspiration for all manner of extraliterary pursuits.
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The Editors, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
The Editors, Wired, 28 Sep. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1945, in the meaning defined above
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“Extraliterary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extraliterary. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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