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Literal

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Pronounce Literal as L IY T EH R AH L.

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misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal(adj)

a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind

actual, genuine, literal, real(adj)

being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

"her actual motive"; "a literal solitude like a desert"- G.K.Chesterton; "a genuine dilemma"

literal(adj)

without interpretation or embellishment

"a literal depiction of the scene before him"

literal(adj)

limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

"a literal translation"

literal(adj)

avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

"it's the literal truth"

restricted to or based on fact

a literal account of the explorer's adventures is actually a lot less interesting than his own exaggerated stories

I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.

He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.

She explained the literal meaning of the phrase.

He explained the literal meaning of the sentence.

He explained the literal meaning of the sentences.

misprint literal error erratum typo typographical error true(a) actual tangible material real veridical existent genuine factual unfeigned echt substantial real(a) oral verbal vocal exact grammatical close positive plain as regards letters according to the exact meaning not figurative following the exact words not free verbatim artisanal word for word documentary hard historical matter of fact nonfictional objective true

fictional fictionalized fictitious nondocumentary nonfactual nonhistorical unhistorical

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