Definitions for literal

Definitions for (noun) literal

Main entry: erratum, typo, typographical error, misprint, literal, literal error

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


Definitions for (adj) literal

Main entry: literal

Definition: without interpretation or embellishment

Usage: a literal depiction of the scene before him


Main entry: literal

Definition: limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text

Usage: a literal translation


Main entry: literal

Definition: avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis)

Usage: it's the literal truth


Main entry: genuine, literal, actual, real

Definition: being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something

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


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